Videos

Post by Lisa C.

Pete the Cat's new book Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes, by Eric Littwin and illustrated by James Dean, comes out next week! Are you excited?  To get you in the mood, here's a cute stop-motion video of Pete rockin' out:

Many of you are probably familiar with Johnson County (Kansas) Library's wonderful 6 by 6 early literacy program, which encourages pre-reading skills development through storytimes, parent involvement, videos, and now, activity spaces.

Has it been a while since you visited StoryBlocks to check out the videos of songs and rhymes for young children that include literacy tips for parents? Well, it's time to go back, because we've added 6 new videos! 4 of the videos are in English, while 2 more are in Spanish. We hope you enjoy them, and share them widely with the parents and caregivers who visit your library!

If you are of my generation, you grew up learning about grammar, history, science, and math not only in school but via your saturday morning cartoons. Remember Schoolhouse Rock? I can still sing large parts of these songs (it's how I know the Preamble to the Constitution), so obviously, they did their job! This is one of my favorites. Which ones did you love?

Give yourself a good laugh and watch this awesome rendition of the Reading Rainbow song, with Jarrett Krosoczka, Levar Burton and a surprise guest*, sung at the recent Children's Choice Book Awards. It will get you singing and laughing!