Many people have asked me where I get ideas for storytimes and where I find all of the fun props, puppets and other goodies that I use at the library. Here are some of my favorite storytime resources…<\/p>\n
Storytime Planning Books and Online Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n The Handbook for Storytime Programs<\/em> by Judy Freeman and Caroline Feller Bauer Sur La Lune<\/a>: storytime themes (website made by former Burbank librarian!) Puppets, Flannels, Toys and Props<\/strong> Music<\/strong><\/p>\n Jbrary Songs and Rhymes<\/a>: YouTube playlist of real librarians performing storytime rhymes and songs Storytelling Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n Just Enough to Make a Story<\/em> by Nancy Schimmel Early Literacy<\/strong> Many people have asked me where I get ideas for storytimes and where I find all of the fun props, puppets and other goodies that I use at the library. Here are some of my favorite storytime resources… Storytime Planning Books and Online Resources The Handbook for Storytime Programs by Judy Freeman and Caroline Feller […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1261,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/1261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI’m a Little Teapot!: Presenting Preschool Storytime<\/em> compiled by Jane Cobb
\nBabies in the Library!<\/em> by Jane Marino
\nStorytimes for Two-Year-Olds<\/em> by Judy Nichols
\nThe Eensty, Weensty Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes<\/em> compiled by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson
\nThe Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays and Chants<\/em> compiled by Jackie Silberg and Pam Schiller
\nFlannel Board Storytelling Book<\/em> by Judy Sierra<\/p>\n
\nBayNews Storytime Ideas<\/a>: storytime themes and ideas compiled by librarians from Northern California
\nJbrary<\/a>: storytime resources and ideas (They also have an excellent storytime blogroll<\/a>!)<\/p>\n
\nFlannel Friday<\/a>: round-up of flannel board making ideas from librarians
\nKizClub<\/a>: printable story patterns
\nArtfelt<\/a>: flannel puppets\/figures for flannel boards
\nLittle Folks Visuals<\/a>: flannel figures including traditional nursery rhymes and fairy tales
\nFolkmanis<\/a>: the ultimate in quality puppets
\nLakeshore Learning<\/a>: educational products include story aprons, monkey mitts and kits
\nStorytelling with Puppets<\/a>: children’s librarian Steven Englefried demonstrates telling stories with puppets<\/p>\n
\nKIDiddles<\/a>: a good place to find lyrics (and sometimes MIDI files of the music!) to favorite kid songs
\nMost of the music I use and enjoy can be purchased on Amazon<\/a> or CD Baby<\/a><\/p>\n
\nMy favorite go-to storytellers to learn stories from:
\nHeather Forest<\/a>
\nPriscilla Howe<\/a>
\nMargaret Read MacDonald<\/a> (who has several books out including The Storyteller’s Start-Up Book<\/em>)<\/p>\n
\nZero to Three: Early Language and Literacy<\/a>: parent resources on how to nurture language and literacy skills from birth to three
\nEvery Child Ready to Read<\/a>: the American Library Association’s workshops for caregivers on emergent literacy (includes access to research and full text for workshops)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"