Holiday Hours!

More Holidays are around the corner and we have special hours coming up. Mark your calendars so you can pick up your holds or books to share with the whole family while they visit.

• Wednesday, December 24: 10 AM to 1 PM (close early)
• Thursday, December 25: CLOSED
• Friday, December 26: CLOSED
• Saturday, December 27: Return to normal hours.
• Wednesday, December 31: 10 AM to 3 PM (close early)
• Thursday, January 1, 2015: CLOSED.
• Friday, January 2, 2015: Return to normal hours.

Story Time Information:

• Baby Story ends December 18 and will return January 8, 2015
• Miss Michelle's Story Times for 2014, end on December 20 and will return January 5, 2015.

Enjoy the Holidays and we hope to see you soon!

What We Read in Baby Story Time on December 18

This is the last Baby Story Time for 2014. Baby Story Time returns January 8 at 10:15 AM! I'll see you in the new year!

Our Theme: Winter

What We Read

• Baby Loves Winter! by Karen Katz.:  - JJ BOARD KAT
• In this lift the flap book, Baby explores winter around home!
•  Welcome Winter by Jill Ackerman ; illustrated by Nancy Davis: - JJ BOARD ACK
• This touch and feel story follows a child as he explores winter!
•  Out and About illustrated by Mandy Stanley. - JJ BOARD STA
• A book of words talks about the weather baby might see.

What We Did

• Sand my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited  and counted "Five Little Snowmen."
• Recited "Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes." We followed that with "Boots, Parka, Scarf, and Hat."
• Recited "Trot Trot to Boston."

Baby Story Time will pick up in January! Want to sign up for our Baby Story Time e-mails? Click here.

What We Read at Baby Story Time on December 11

Shorter days mean longer nights! Maybe we're going to bed earlier or we're getting ready for bed earlier. On December 11, we read Bedtime stories!

Our Theme: Bedtime!

What We Read

• Jack-- it's Bedtime by Rebecca Elgar  - JJ BOARD ELG
• In this lift the flap, counting story, Jack is getting ready for bed, but he just needs a few things.
•  Dream, Baby, Dream! by Raquel Jaramillo.:- JJ BOARD JAR
• With photos, the author muses on what baby could be dreaming about.
•  Hush, Little Baby, Don't Say a Word. - JJ BOARD HUS
• The popular song gets a book treatment.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Sang "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
• Recited   "5 Little Monkeys"
• Recited the bounce rhyme "This is the way the baby/farmer/jockey rides."

What We Read at Baby Story Time on December 4

Baby Story Time is back for December! Miss out this week? Join us on December 11 at 10:15 AM. Click here to learn more!

Here is what we read!

Our Theme: Baby's Favorites!

What We Read

• Play Baby Play! by Marilyn Janovitz.:- JJ BOARD JAN
• Baby likes to play with new friends! See what baby plays with. We even acted some of it out!
• My Toys = Mis Juguetes by Rebecca Emberley. - JJ BOARD EMB
• This is a bilingual book! If you know the words, consider reading it in English, then in Spanish. Even if you can't read the other language, you can still read the English in a bilingual books. This series is a great basic book.
•  Baby Goes Shopping by Monica Wellington. - JJ BOARD WEL
• When baby goes shopping, what does s/he get?

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You Want to Hear a Story..." and "The More We Read Together."
• We recited "Two Little Eyes."
• Acted out "Where is Thumbkin?"
• Bounced to "I'm Bouncing bouncing everywhere!

What We Read at Morris Arboretum on Decemeber 2

It has been busy the last few weeks! Here we are at December and the end of the year. Wow!

On December 2, I went to Morris Arboretum to share stories about winter! We had a great group and lots of fun. Want to hear stories at the Arboretum? Learn more here!

What We Read

• Snow by Manya Stojic. - JJ STO
• Snow is coming! The animals sense it. What changes happen when snow comes?
•  Snowy, Blowy Winter by Bob Raczka ; illustrated by Judy Stead. - JJ RAC
• What fun things can you do in the winter? This book has it all!
•  Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson - JJ WIL
• Bear is sleeping soundly in his cave when some animal friends come in. Will bear wake up as they warm up?

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You Want To Hear a Story..." and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited and acted "Snow Man, Snow Man" (similar to Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)
• Recited a rhyme called "The Wind."
• Sang "There's Snowflake on My Shoulder."

If you'd like the words to the rhymes or songs, please contact me here (select Youth).

What We Read in Baby Story Time on November 6

What is Baby Story Time? It is a special story time designed for babies and caregivers that includes books, rhymes, and songs. We meet for about 15 minutes and have a little playtime afterward. Baby Story Time happens Thursdays at 10:15 AM. Next session is November 13 at 10:15 AM. See you then!

Our Theme: Food!

Early Literacy Tip and Activity: Food provides a rich learning opportunity. Add to their vocabulary by looking at their food with all five senses (when possible) and using descriptive words.

What We Read

• Where is Baby's Yummy Tummy? : a Karen Katz lift-the-flap book by Karen Katz.:- JJ BOARD KAT
• Baby has such a "yummy tummy" and "toes good enough to eat" but where are they hiding?
• I Smell Honey by Andrea and Brian Pinkney.  - JJ BOARD PIN
• The mother and child are cooking in the kitchen. What are they making?
• Yummy Yucky  by Leslie Patricelli
• Some foods are yummy and others are yucky. This baby tells you what s/he finds yummy and yucky.

What We Did

• Sang  my favorite opening and closings songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
• Recited "This Little Cow."
• Sang "Do You Know the Muffin Man?"
• Recited "Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake."

What We Read in Baby Story Time on October 23

What is Baby Story Time? It is a special story time designed for babies and caregivers that includes books, rhymes, and songs. We meet for about 15 minutes and have a little playtime afterward. Baby Story Time happens Thursdays at 10:15 AM. Next session is October 30 at 10:15 AM. See you then!

Our Theme: Halloween!

Early Literacy Tip and Activity: Talk to baby about everything s/he is seeing, feeling, or tasting during the Halloween season. You're helping build baby's vocabulary!

What We Read

• Where is Baby's Pumpkin? : a lift-the-flap book by Karen Katz.
• Baby has a special trick-or-treat pumpkin. Where is it? Lift the flap to find it!
• Happy Halloween, Peter / [based on the works of Beatrix Potter].- JJ BOARD HAP
• Peter Rabbit counts through his Halloween night!
• Spooky. - JJ BOARD SPO
• Bright photographs and simple words introduce vocabulary of Halloween.

What We Did

• Sang  my favorite opening and closings songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
• Recited "I'm a Little Pumpkin."
• Sang "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
• Recited "Pumpkin, Pumpkin sitting on a wall."