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Baby Rhymes!

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May 9, 2011

These are some of the new (to me) rhymes that I will be using during this spring’s baby storytimes. I adapted most of these from Baby Goose by Kate McMullan, adding the actions in parentheses. Dance to your daddy (have baby dance) Dance to your daddy, my little baby; Dance to…
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Five Little Ducks: Miss Julie & Miss Stephanie style

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April 29, 2011

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boundtracks: any which wall & “summer evening”

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April 20, 2011

Boundtracks, a music and book pairing for multi-media enjoyment: “Summer Evening” written by Greg Brown, performed by Gillian Welch* “On a summer evenin’ when the corn’s head-high,/ And there’s more lightnin’ bugs than stars in the sky. Ah, you get the feelin’ things may be alright,/ On a summer evenin’…
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meow mix

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April 19, 2011

For this storytime, you need: 1 cat puppet 1 copy of There are Cats in the Book 1 copy of Cat Secrets Any other cat picture books that strike your fancy, especially ones that detail cat behavior. 1 copy of Hide and Seek with Grover if you want to go…
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antici….pation.

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March 21, 2011

Did I ever show these pictures to you, dear readers? Right before the Ugly Truth came out, we put give-away copies into our locked display case, to taunt entice the children to attend our release party. This was my manager’s idea, actually, and it’s one of my favorite displays my…
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book battles

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March 17, 2011

There are quite a few book battles going on right now, for practically every reading taste. SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ books is going strong, and focuses on children’s books from the past year, including chapter books, nonfiction, and graphic novels. I particularly enjoyed match 3, with judge Barry Lyga.…
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new storytime favorites

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March 12, 2011

Preschool-2nd grade storytimes Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker I love cats. I love cats in boxes. I love weird books. So, it seemed inevitable that I would love Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker. Eula is the square cat of the title. She is, literally, square. She wishes she were round…
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an open letter to Stephen King

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March 10, 2011

aka Uncle Stevie. Dear Mr. King, One cold, dark night in my twelfth year, I had nothing left to read. I’d read through all of my own books, all of my assigned reading for school, and all of my father’s back issues of Analog and The Magazine of Fantasy and…
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Picture Pages: a passel of programs

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March 7, 2011

Submitted here without editorial. If you’re curious about something, ask me about it!
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storytime specials

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February 12, 2011

One of my favorite programs to present are the Storytime Specials. Currently these specials are for children 3 years-1st grade, and the primary attendance is the 3-5 year old range. The program runs 45 minutes, and includes a storytime (replete with songs and fingerplays), a craft or a game, and…
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Hello,

I’m Julie

Julie sitting on a chair, holding a copy of the book A Wrinkle In Time.

I’ve worked with children and their families for over twenty years. I’m a storyteller, librarian, musician, and advocate. I’m passionate about early childhood education, inclusion, and ethical leadership. These are my stories.