To You and Yours-

Happy New Year!

Tomorrow!

To You and Yours-

Book List: Top 10 Middle Grade Books, 2013

This is my list of top ten middle grade books that I read in 2013.

These are not in any particular order, just my ten favorite books of 2013.

 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

 The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Sidekicked by John David Anderson

Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson

The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, #1

Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

Rump: the True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow
Popularity Papers, #1

Doll Bones by Holly Black

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett Krosoczka

Lunch Lady, #1

Don't Forget!

Book List: Top Ten Picture Books, 2013

This is my list of top ten picture books that I read in 2013.

These are not in any particular order, just my ten favorite picture books of 2013.

123 Versus ABC by Mike Boldt
The Tortoise & the Hare by Jerry Pinkney
Big Snow by Jonathan Bean



Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett
Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner
Little Santa by Jon Agee


Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett

Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley

Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett

Lion vs. Rabbit by Alex Latimer

Mittens!

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the cars and the gears toys today.

Shape Yoga

I found this wonderful post by Miss Meg's Storytime.  She incorporated Shape Yoga into her Storytime.  I decided to do so as well.  The kids loved it!

Two Little Hands
We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cold and cloudy!  Also, our winter season word ran away from the library and joined the circus (aka it fell behind the filing cabinet).

Read & Listen:
First we read The Mitten by Jan Brett.  We found our copy of the story in Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury.

Then we read The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert.

Learning Time:

We decorated foam Christmas tree ornaments today.

** This week was our last Storytime in this session.  The new session starts January 10! **

Don't Forget!

This ends on Saturday!  Get your letters in now!

Announcing our Family Storytime!

Hope to see you there!

Eggs!

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the nuts and bolts toy today.

Two Little Hands
We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cold and sunny!  

Read & Listen:

We read two books today!  First we read The Cow That Laid An Egg by Andy Cutbill.

Then we read The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett.

Learning Time:

We decorated foam Christmas tree ornaments today.

** Next week is our last Storytime in this session.  The new session starts January 10! **

DVD Releases: December 2013

Check out these two awesome new releases coming in December!

Despicable Me 2  &  Smurfs 2

Place your holds now!

Book List: Library Love!

Here are some books for library lovers!

Title: The Boy who was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris

Melvin discovers that the public library is the place where he can find just about anything--including three librarians who help in his quest for knowledge.

Title: The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli

The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.

Title: Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.

Title: The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy

Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books, from the children, but when she finally realizes that bookds are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller.

Title: Dewey's Christmas at the Library by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

After finding a red ball of yarn, Dewey the cat, who lives in the Spencer, Iowa, public library, finds a way to help decorate the Christmas tree.

Title: When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald and Katherine Tillotson

When the lights go out in the library, the storytime puppets set out on an adventure to find their missing friend, Hermit Crab.

Title: No Pirates Allowed! said Library Lou by Rhonda Gowler Greene

Big Pirate Pete's treasure map has led him to Seabreezy Library, where Library Lou must convince him that the true treasure is the books.

Title: Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Title: Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn

Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat.

Giving Thanks!

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the gear toys today!

Two Little Hands
We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cold and sunny!  We also decided that it is now Winter instead of Fall because of the snow on the ground.

Read & Listen:

We read two books today!  First we read Run Turkey Run by Diane Mayr.

Then we read Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson.

Learning Time:

We created hand-print turkeys for our craft.  I was told by one kid that my turkey was HUGE.

She only wanted the sparkly crayons

Cheese!

Huh?

Using his hand to draw a turkey.

Getting some help.