Storytimes

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn © 2014
Grumpy Goat by Brett Helquist © 2013
10 Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel © 2012
Nibbles' Garden: Another Green Tale by Charlotte Middleton © 2012

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Seeds, Plants, Gardens

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​...

6 by 6 Spotlight:

TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Rhymes and rhyming games are a great way to help babies enjoy language. Don’t be afraid to be silly

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The books we read:

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas © 2012
Such a Silly Baby by Steffanie & Richard Lorig © 2008
Over in the Meadow by Olive A Wadsworth © 2002

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's...

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Olga the Cloud by Nicoletta Costa © 2014
Little Bird Takes a Bath by Marisabina Russo © 2015
In the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest © 1995
Dragon Is Coming by Valeri Gorbachev © 2009

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Rain and Storms

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK...

6 by 6 Spotlight: NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU 
Looking at books where the words themselves are interesting is a great way to get babies to notice print.

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The books we read:

Roar by Jonathan Litton © 2014
Look, Look Again by Agnese Baruzzi © 2016
The Big Book of Silly! by Natalie Marshall  © 2015

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our hands just...

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes © 2016
Twelve Days of Springtime by Deborah Lee Rose © 2009
Ava's Poppy by Marcus Pfister © 2012
Quite Bunny's Many Colors by Lisa McCue ©  2010

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Spring

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​...

6 by 6 Spotlight:

LOOK FOR LETTERS EVERYWHERE
Try some fun alphabet activities from our Pinterest page.

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The books we read:

A Day at the Farm by Steve Mack  © 2016
The Letters are Lost by Lisa Campbell Ernst © 1996
Oops Pounce Quick Run! by Mike Twohy © 2016

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The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our hands just so.
Then let's reach and touch our...

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Happy Birthday, Cupcake!  by Terry Border © 2015
Click, Clack, Surprise!  by Doreen Cronin © 2016
I Love Cake! by Tammi Sauer © 2016
Boa's Bad Birthday by Jeanne Willis © 2014

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Birthdays

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

North, South, East, West by Greg Pizzoli © 2017
Hungry Bird by Jeremy Tankard © 2016
Hello, Hippo! Goodbye, Bird! by Cristyn Crow © 2016
Yeti and the Bird by Nadia Shireen © 2015

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Birds

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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6 by 6 Spotlight:

TALK, TALK, TALK ​
You are three times as likely to hear rare and unusual words while reading a book as you are in regular conversation: so
read together often, and look for books with great words in them, and concepts that are relatable to baby.

The books we read:

Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek © 2013
Where , Oh Where, Is Rosie's Chick? by Pat Hutchins © 2016
5 Little Ducks by Denise Flemming © 2016

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The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

The Not-So-Perfect Penguin by Steve Smallman © 2013
Ella and Penguin Stick Together by Megan Maynor © 2016
Virgil & Owen Stick Together by Paulette Bogan © 2016
Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera © 2015

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Polar Animals

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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6 by 6 Spotlight:

TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Rhymes and rhyming games are a great way to help babies enjoy language. Don’t be afraid to be silly

See all of our 6 by 6 Finger Plays & Wordless Picturebook videos.

The books we read:

Ten Little Toes, Two Small Feet by Kristy Dempsey © 2016
Love From the Very Hungry Caterpiller by Eric Carle © 2015 
Title by author ©

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The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

How to Get a Job by Me the Boss by Sally Lloyd-Jones © 2011
Sally Gets a Job  by Stephen Huneck © 2008
Pig Pig Gets a Job by Davud McPhail © 1990
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker © 2010

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Jobs People Do

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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 ...

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Love, Splat by Rob Scotton © 2008
T.L.C. by M.H. Clark © 2014
Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story by Sam Lloyd  © 2007
The Secret Life of Squirrels: A Love Story by Nancy Rose © 2016

Booklists:

JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Friendship
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Love
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Valentine's Day

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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6 by 6 Spotlight:

NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU 
Looking at books where the words themselves are interesting is a great way to get babies to notice print.

Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

The books we read:

Stretch by Doreen Cronin © 2009
Wiggle by author © 2005
Bounce by author © 2007

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our hands just so.
Then let's reach and touch our toes.
Welcome...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Waiting for Snow by Marsha Arnold © 2016
Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins © 2015
The Snow Blew Inn by Dian Curtis Regan © 2011
The Little Snowplow by Lora Koehler © 2015
 

Booklist: Bring some more fun reading home! 

JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Snow
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Snowmen
JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Winter

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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6 by 6 Spotlight:

HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Having fun produces chemicals in the brain that actually aid in the forming of synapses – learning.
That is one of the reasons why having fun is so important.

​Check out our Staff Picks for Have Fun with Books.

The books we read:

Me Too! by Valeri Gorbachev © 2013
Red Sled by Lita Judge © 2011 
Snow Dog, Go Dog by Deborah Heiligman © 2013

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith © 2016
Don't Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup © 2016
Crash of Rhinos by Greg Danylyshyn © 2016
Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman © 2015

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool -  Tigers

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​...

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Here are the books we read at storytime:

Cow  by Malachy Doyle © 2002
The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino © 2016
I am Cow, Hear Me Moo! by Jill Esbaum & Gus Gordon © 2014
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson © 2010

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Cows

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3. TALK...

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Here are the books we read at storytime:

A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson © 2016
Horrible Bear! by Anne Dyckman © 2016
Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson © 2012
Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson © 2014 - 2017 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Title

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Bears

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 ...

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6 by 6 Spotlight:  

HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Having fun produces chemicals in the brain that actually aid in the forming of synapses – learning.
That is one of the reasons why having fun is so important.

Check out our Staff Picks for Have Fun with Books.

The books we read:

Blocks by Irene Dickson ©  2016
Wish by Emma Dodd  ©  2015
Raccoons and Ripe Corn  by Jim Arnosky © 1987

             ...

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz © 2016
Farmer Dale's Red Pickup Truck by Lisa Wheeler © 2004
Mighty Truck by Chris Barton © 2016
My Truck is Stuck! by Kevin Lewis © 2002

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Trucks

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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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6 by 6 Spotlight:

TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING ​
It's great to ask your child open ended questions while reading. This encourages fun, involvement, thinking about stories,
understanding cause and effect, and it helps build vocabulary.

Check out our Staff Picks for Tell Stories About Everything.

The books we read:

My House by Byron Barton © 2016
Moon Glowing by Elizabeth Partridge © 2002
Good Night Owl by author ©  2016

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Mamasaurus  by Stephan Lomp © 2016
The Dinosaurs are Having a Party! by Gareth P. Jones © 2014
Gigantosaurus by Jonny Duddle © 2014
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems © 2012

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Dinosaurs

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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6 by 6 Spotlight: 

TALK, TALK, TALK ​
You are three times as likely to hear rare and unusual words while reading a book as you are in regular conversation: so
read together often, and look for books with great words in them, and concepts that are relatable to baby.

Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.

The books we read:

Quack Like a Duck by Harriet Ziefert & Simms Taback © 2013
Who is Smiling?  by Yusuke Yonezu © 2016
Quick Duck!  by Mary Murphy © 2013

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome...

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1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

If I Were a Jungle Animal by Tom and Amanda Ellery © 2009
There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog by Jennifer Ward © 2010
Where's my Mom? by Julia Donaldson © 2008
Wild About Us! by  Karen Beaumont © 2015

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Jungle

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK...

6 by 6 Spotlight: 

TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Rhymes and rhyming games are a great way to help babies enjoy language. Don’t be afraid to be silly

See all of our 6 by 6 Finger Plays & Wordless Picturebook videos.

The books we read:

Rain, Rain Go Away by Caroline Church © 2013
Carnival of Cats by Charles Ghigna © 2015
We Love to Sing Along!  by Caroline Church © 2016

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

What Pet to Get? by Emma Dodd  © 2006
The Grumpy Pets by Kristine A Lombardi  © 2016
Emerson Barks by Liza Woodruff © 2016
If I Had A Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle © 2016

Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Pets

2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK ​
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6 by 6 Spotlight: NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU 
Looking at books where the words themselves are interesting is a great way to get babies to notice print.

Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.

The books we read:

The Finger Circus Game by Herve Tullet © 2013
Tap to Play! by Salina Yoon © 2014
Stanley the Mailman by William Bee © 2016

The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone
Now you're here let's have some fun.
First we'll clap our hands just...

Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!

1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 
Here are the books we read at storytime:

Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood ©2015
The Great Balloon Hullaballo by Peter Bently & Mei Matsuoka ©2013
There was an Old Martian Who Swallowed the Moon by Jennifer Ward  ©2015
Green Wilma Frog in Space by Tedd Arnold  ©2009

                                                   Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Outer Space...

6 by 6 Spotlight: HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS 

Having fun produces chemicals in the brain that actually aid in the forming of synapses – learning.
That is one of the reasons why having fun is so important.

Check out our Staff Picks for Have Fun with Books.

The books we read:

1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book by Juana Medina © 2016
Cat Nap by Toni Yuly © 2016
Bear and Hare: Share! by Emily Gravett © 2016

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The songs and rhymes we sang:

Welcome, Welcome [Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle]

Welcome, welcome everyone...