Props for Reading

Here is a short article that reminded how much i loved when my aunt would tell her Felt stories. She would have cut outs the story characters, or relevant ojects, and would have active illustration and would tell a story.

I think I enjoyed them more than listening to someone just read a book. Not that I don't love that too, but it's important to keep oral tradition alive. Good stories shouldn't have to be written down.

It also ups the interactive portion of storytelling. Props are awesome. I also enjoy having children act out the story you're reading, again active engagement with the words.

Kids are so cute!

Hey Gang,
The Book of the Week is Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Supporting Parents & Caregivers to Enhance Early Learning Webcast



I found this webcast on the importance of providing support to Parents and caregivers of young children and the role libraries play in this vital role in pre literacy skill.



Early Learning

What a fun Resource

Judy Freeman is a professional storyteller, speaker, writer, everything type of person.

I was searching for relevant information to post here and I came across a book titled, Books Kid Will Sit Still For.

A quote fron her site says it is:
"It features a massive, annotated bibliography of 1,705 of her favorite read-aloud titles, all published within the last decade, that will keep children in grades PreK through 6 enthralled. These titles encompass picture books, fiction, folklore, poetry, biography, and nonfiction. Each of the 1,705 entries provides full bibliographic information and a meaty descriptive annotation so you can be reminded of what the book's about if you've read it, or be enticed to pick it up if you haven't."

There are three of them she's published so far.

I would love to have her job, she travels all over facilitating workshops.