When I picked up So Much by Trish Cooke and Helen Oxenbury, I knew I had to make this loving Black family into a flannel. If you haven't encountered this delightful cumulative classic before, here's the jacket description: "Mom and baby are home alone when—DING DONG!—Auntie and then Uncle and Nannie and Gran-Gran and the cousins… Continue reading Flannel Friday: So Much by Trish Cooke
Top Ten Tuesday: Storytime Picture Books with Character Names in the Title
What a fun prompt for this week's Top Ten Tuesday! I just had to share my favorite storytime picture books with character names in the title. This is one of my favorite storytime themes for building Letter Knowledge! It was a struggle to select just ten... so I didn't. 😆 At the end of this… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Storytime Picture Books with Character Names in the Title
2021 Blogging Year in Review
As we enter the THIRD calendar year of COVID, here's a look back on 2021 at Storytime in the Stacks: Looking Back Site Traffic: Bar Graph: Depicts steadily increasing traffic since site launch in 2016, almost like a staircase. Wrapping up with 41,703 views, 2021 was the busiest year yet for Storytime in the Stacks.… Continue reading 2021 Blogging Year in Review