Lisa C.'s blog

Baby Animals Storytime Books

April 22, 2013 - 3:47pm — Lisa C.

Baby Animal Themed Books

Babies on the Go by Linda Ashman
Whose Baby Am I? by John Butler
What Baby Hears by Laura Godwin
Hush Little Ones by John Butler
You Are Special Little One by Nancy Tafuri
Pouch by David Ezra Stein
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Big and Little on the Farm by Dorothy Donahue
Big Bad Bunny by Franny Billingsley
I Am Small by Emma Dodd
All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri

Farm Theme Storytime Books

April 16, 2013 - 10:13am — Lisa C.

Our first list of storytime books is here! The theme is farm and you all provided some great ideas. Here is the list:

FARM

My Farm Friends by Wendall Minor
Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri
Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont
Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Bark George by Jules Feiffer

Need Help Finding Storytime Books?

April 8, 2013 - 1:33pm — Lisa C.

The CLEL Communications team needs your help! We are starting a new way for you to get involved and also provide you with storytime resources. We will send out themes monthly and you will send us your top two storytime books for that theme. We will then compile a list of all the books, post them on the blog, Facebook, and Pinterest each week. We will also do a monthly email of all the books. We are hoping this becomes a great resource for CLEL members. Please feel free to gives us ideas for themes you want covered.

ECRR 2 Spanish Materials

March 30, 2013 - 3:17pm — Lisa C.

The Every Child Ready to Read Part 2 manual is being released in Spanish this summer. They also have brochures, bookmarks and posters for you to order as well. Take advantage of these materials so be can continue to build literacy in our communities. All the materials are available here.

2013 CLEL Conference

March 21, 2013 - 3:12pm — Lisa C.

Save the Date

The CLEL Conference 2013 will be held on Friday, September 13, 8:30-4:30 at the First Plymouth Congregational Church on 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood, CO 80113.

Watch for a Call for Proposals and more details in the future.

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Melissa Depper is a Mover and Shaker

March 18, 2013 - 4:22pm — Lisa C.

Our own Melissa Depper won one of the Library Journal Mover and Shaker Awards! CLEL and storyblocks are mentioned several times in the article. We have all known how amazing she is for year, but now the rest of the library world knows too. We look forward to seeing what other things she comes up with in the future! Check out the ful article here.

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Pinterest and CLEL

March 13, 2013 - 3:47pm — Lisa C.

We finally have our own Pinterest page! We currently have 6 boards. One for each ECRR Practice and one for the CLEL Bells. Start following us and get the word out to others to follow us. It is a great resource for you and for parents to find activities that promote the practices.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss

February 28, 2013 - 10:48am — Lisa C.

In honor of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day, I would like to introduce everyone to Seussville! Not only does this site have information about Dr. Seuss' books, but it also has great videos, games and activities for kids and teachers. You can learn about the world of Dr. Seuss and have a great interactive time doing it. I hope everyone has a great Dr. Seuss Day!

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Read Across America Day- Mar 2nd

February 28, 2013 - 10:33am — Lisa C.

It's almost time for Read Across America Day! It will be celebrated on Saturday, March 2nd. Seussville and ReadAcrossAmerica.org both have some great information and resources for you. This is always a great day to celebrate reading, books and of course Dr. Seuss. I hope you all celebrate the day in the best way you know how, sharing books with children.

Please Update Your Information!

February 13, 2013 - 9:04am — Lisa C.

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