Scarecrow Press Toddler Storytimes: No. II

Product Description Research on early childhood brain development clearly shows the importance of storytime for toddlers. Toddler programs set the stage for the development of increased attention spans, superior language development, and a love of literature and libraries. The repetition of fingerplays, songs, and stories further enhance a child's cognitive development. Toddler Storytimes II is a source for books, games, fingerplays, puppet ideas, crafts, and other activities that make up a successful storytime. Each of the 25 themed programs presented contains approximately ten carefully chosen books, providing everything a librarian, teacher, or parent would need to plan storytimes. Also included are flannel board stories, poems, and songs with full-size reproducible patterns at the end of each section. A bibliography and discography are provided as well. Easy to use and practical, this book will inspire any reader to put on wonderful, creative programs children will love. Review Anyone working with toddlers and preschoolers will appreciate the simple yet entertaining ideas and projects presented in this work.--Booklist (01/01/2009) With 25 theme-based chapters, this is a handy resource. Each theme includes book recommendations, often 10 or more, with a nice mixture of classic and newer titles, and a suggestion to choose two or three per session....This update of Briggs's Toddler Storytime Programs will be most useful as a resource for programming ideas and fleshing out themes.-- (12/01/2008) About the Author Diane Briggs, a former children's librarian, is the owner of the online business www.librarygames.net.