Storytime: Dinosaurs II

Books

Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp! by Margaret Mayo

Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton

I am NOT a Dinosaur by Will Lach

Dinosaurs from Head to Tail by Stacey Roderick

Dinosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland

Tyrannosaurus Rex vs Edna the very First Chicken by Douglas Rees

I have a big backlog of storytme posts still sitting in my drafts, but this one was easy to get ready to post since I didn't have to take any new photographs for it and there was minimal formatting that needed to be done. As such, I'm posting it first and hoping I can get through some of my backlog in the next couple weeks!

This is my second time doing a dinosaur theme. I was going to wait about a year to recycle any themes, but I saw other librarians doing dinosaur themes for “Dinovember” and I couldn't resist! I used a lot of the same extension activities from my first dinosaur storytime, but I used a completely different set of books and found some new songs and rhymes as well. When I do dinosaur themed storytimes, I like to not have books that include dinosaurs and humans living together and also love to use books that have multiple dinosaur names included as well as nonfiction titles. I am NOT a Dinosaur was a great title to use because it outlines some prehistoric creatures that are often mistakenly identified as dinosaurs (like pteranodon and plesiosaur) which is a great teaching opportunity!

Click read more for the new dinosaur songs and rhymes I found!

Storytime: Mice

Books

Mouse and Hippo by Mike Twohy

Oops Pounce Quick Run by Mike Twohy

Mayday Mouse by Seb Braun

Hide and Squeak by Heather Vogel Frederick

Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Mousequerade Ball by Lori Moretensen

There are a lot of great picture books and children's songs about mice. There's also everyone's favorite flannelboard, "Mouse in the House," so this storytime was a definite winner!

Click read more for extension activity ideas

Art in Action: Frida Kahlo

Books

Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself by Margaret Frith

Me, Frida by Amy Novesky

Frida Kahlo by Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Frida by Jonah Winter

Frida: Viva La Vida! Long Live Life! by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales

This was the second Art in Action program I ran, but it has taken me this long to get it up on the blog. I'm hoping to get at least some of my backlog of posts up during the holidays when I have some time off work and storytimes!

Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artists. She has beautiful art and an inspiring story. I'm so glad that she has become such a popular figure. It was really easy to find good books about her. My favorite of these books was Me, Frida. The illustrations are very reminiscent of Frida Kahlo's own work.

After I did this program I also discovered the wonderful Lil' Libros board books. They have a great little counting book inspired by Frida too: Counting with/Contando con Frida by Patty Rodriguez. This would be another great book to pull for a Frida Kahlo related program, especially if you anticipate having younger children there. It is a bilingual book and teaches some interesting vocabulary relevant to artists, like paint brushes and portraits, as well as the blue house, La Casa Azul, which is the name of Frida's home in Coyoacán Mexico and where the Frida Kahlo museum currently is!

For my Frida Kahlo art project examples click read more.