The Goodnight Book for Moms and Little Ones is a delightful anthology perfect for bedtime reading. It has a little of everything—from poems and songs to folktales from around the world. With excerpts from children’s literature, you can introduce your younger children to classics such as the Phantom Tollbooth, The Little Prince, and a Midsummer [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Try this book for great ideas to make bedtime a time for loving connection between you and your child. I learned about Becky Bailey’s parenting books in a class I took at K-State Center for Child Development, and my Parents As Teachers person also brought up this book as one of her favorite recommendations for [...]
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Check out the “Bedtime” storybook box. Kits like this box get checked out for three weeks, and come with other media or activities in addition to books on a theme. This is a “toddler” box with books appropriate for ages one and up. The contents of the Bedtime box include: Bedtime Kiss for Little Fish [...]
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Jane Yolen knows how much pre-schoolers love dinosaurs. And how much they hate bedtime. She brings those two elements together to show toddlers how not to behave when it’s time for bed. Colorful dinosaurs complete with teddy bears and toys protest against bedtime. Their human parents struggle to put their dino children to bed and [...]
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Put out some items from a favorite bedtime book, turn out the lights and then let kids find them with a flashlight. We did this at a pajama party at the library, but it would be fun at a slumber party or just with your own kids. We used Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Finding the Constellations is a great introduction to star-gazing, by the author of Curious George. With clear and concise explanations of concepts such as light years, star magnitude as well as updated information about the planets, H. A. Rey makes astronomy both fascinating and easy to learn. Rey creates side-by-side sky views–one with lines connecting [...]
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In this quirky graphic novel, Binky decides to venture out into the great unknown. His people leave the family space station (house) every day, and he wants to know what’s out there. After making all necessary preparations, Binky sets out to explore space (the backyard) and battle fierce aliens (bugs).This would be a fun book to read [...]
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Here is a short rhyme that can be used in preschool and kindergarten storytimes. You can put the shapes on the magnet board as you say the rhyme. It was adapted from the book A Circle in the Sky by Zachary Wilson. I see a circle in the sky, big and shining bright. I have [...]
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Did you know that the Manhattan Public Library has The Mailbox magazines for parents and teachers? We have current and past issues of Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade. Additionally, we also have “yearbook” editions, which feature an entire year of ideas; these go up to intermediate grade levels. The Mailbox Magazine is just one of [...]
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