Tzimmes for Tzipporah book cover.

Tzimmes for Tzipporah

…a young girl allowed to help with preparations for the first time. It’s just three days until the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. A young girl and…

Read to Me Song

…song inspire you to read to your children every day. Did you know that if you read to a child for just 20 minutes a day, they will hear 1.8…

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Today’s Word – LOVE

Today’s Word: LOVE Ms. Christina spells the word “LOVE” in her original “Today’s Word” song on ukulele. Lyrics and chords: [A7] I’ve got this word Four letters [D7] fine Can…

Today I'm strong book cover.

Today I’m Strong

Written by: Nadiya Hussain. Illustrated by: Ella Bailey. This is another book about bullying. The little girl in this book is happy most days and loves school but on some…

Auntie Anne standing in front a giant Christmas tree, with a bundle of Christmas books from Aotearoa, and wearing a Meri Kirihimete tshirt with a kiwi on the front.

Meri Kirihimete: Christmas in Aotearoa New Zealand Blog Post

…have been braving icy roads to get to the reference desk. January also meant relics of Christmastime. Some decorations were still up including detailed holiday scenes wholly unlike what I…

MERMAIDS ON PARADE with Melanie Hope Greenberg Blog Post

…the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island really get a feel for this special day because of the vividness and excitement in your illustrations. When you wrote this book, did you…

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Five Little Sloths Went Climbing One Day

Five Little Sloths Went Climbing One Day Storytime Solidarity member Miss Danielle shares her backwards counting rhyme about sloths — with felt pieces! Ms. Danielle created this piece as an…