Toddler Story Time: Snowy Days

Texas doesn't get much snow, but it is fun to think of what fun we could have when the temperature dips below freezing!

The books we read today:
The First Snow by David Christina

 The Snowman Storybook by Raymond Briggs

 One Snowy Night  by Nick Butterworth

The songs we shared today:
"Walking in the Air" (from "The Snowman")



"Snow Song" (from Thomas and Friends)

"Little Snowflake" by Super Simple Songs

Stay warm and snuggle up with a book this week! Until next time!

If you are in need of books for gifts, please shop at Blue Willow Bookstore (14532 Memorial Dr) and mention "Meadow Wood" to help us raise money for the Meadow Wood Library.

Toddler Storytime: Holidays are coming!

Can you believe it is December? That holiday feeling is in the air, even though it is not very cold this week! I just love the anticipation and joy that children share during the holiday season.  What better way to experience that with your child than with a great holiday book? 

Today's books:
 Little Miss Spider: A Christmas Wish by David Kirk

 llama llama holiday drama by Anna Dewdney (also found on We Give Books online.)

 Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson

Today's songs:


"Let you light twinkle" - Click "Browse", then click on "Topic", and then "Winter Holidays" (Under Holidays) to find Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: "Let your light twinkle" song.

Need more books to read? Here are a couple more to check out from The Children's Book Review blog.




Please support the MWE Holiday Book Fair at Blue Willow December 9-13! You can find lots of great reads there, and the proceeds will go to support new books at Meadow Wood!
Until next time, my little readers!

Toddler Story Time: Family means...Hugs

Thanksgiving is not too far away. And when I think of Thanksgiving, I think of family, and when I think of family, I think of HUGS!

It is National Picture Book Month and National Young Reader's Week! Enjoy a free book from the One More Story website each day this week.

The books we read today were:
 How to babysit a Grandpa  by Jean Reagan - read to us by our W.A.T.C.H. Dog Bernie McCabe (grandpa of Mac K. in 4th grade), which was a special treat!

 Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear by Michael Hague - we had such fun acting out Teddy Bear's day!

 How do you hug a porcupine? by Laurie Isop (Spoiler alert: Very carefully!!!)

 Time for a Hug by Phillis Gershator - we all practiced giving our best "I Love You!" hugs as we went through this bunny's day!

 A Book of Hugs by Dave Ross - did you know there is a hug for everything? Even hugging like an octopus?

We sang a silly song today with Miss Nina called "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt", and it was so much fun to sing it soft and loud!

Next week will be a Book Fair Story Time! Until then, keep reading!

Toddler Story Time: Picture Book Month

November is National Picture Book Month!
Picture books are still some of my most favorite pieces of literature to read! They can touch your heart, make you laugh, make you cry, and are SO MUCH FUN to read out loud!

Here are the titles I read today for Toddler Story Time:
 Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman

 I want my hat back by Jon Klassen

 That is NOT a good idea! by Mo Willems

 Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

 Swim! Swim! by Lerch

 This is not my hat by Jon Klassen

I had so much fun reading today!
If you need help finding more great books to read with your kids, check out the School Library Journal list of Best Books 2012 and then come to MWE next week for Mrs. Lewis' picks!
Until then, keep reading!

Pumpkin Contest 2013

There were 70 entries that we divided into 20 categories with first, second, and third place winners. Great Job everyone! Click here to see close-ups of all the pumpkin characters!

Happy Halloween Fun!

Here's a little spooky fun for your Halloween ...


"Monster Mash"


"Creeper" (A Mincraft Parody based on "Thriller" by Michael Jackson)

Toddle Story Time: Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all my little ghosts and ghouls! What spooky fun we had at Story Time today!



We read some fun Halloween stories:
 Two Little Witches by Harriet Ziefert - we counted everything fun about Halloween night!

 There was an Old Lady who swallowed a Bat! by Lucille Colandro - We really don't know why!

 H is for Haunted House by Tanya Lee Stone - thanks to We Give Books for the digital edition! You can find Goodnight Goon there too!

 Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak - Read by the author on Barnes & Noble Online Storytime

We also played along with The Wiggles and learned "Incy Wincy Spider" finger game.
Keep it spooky until next time!