Board Books: Dinosaurs

It's DINO-vember month!

Here are some cute board books to celebrate!

A touch and feel book that asks and answers questions about dinosaurs. 

A treasury of bedtime rhymes - you might not read each page every night. A few pages would be fun for storytime. 

Combines dinosaurs and construction machines - perfect for fans of either. Lots of noises to recreate and there are people to find on every page spread.

A Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Rhyme - this is a great book for older kids and fun for a movement book during storytime. 

A cozy sweet bedtime story with touch and feel sections. 

Dino-Tea Wrap Up

 

A few years ago, I learned about Din-vember where libraries (and other organizations) celebrate dinosaurs the entire month of November. 

My co-worker and I decided to start last year. 

This is our second year and we thought it would be fun to host a dino-tea storytime.

Here was the invitation:

It happened on Saturday.

And it went well. It was not what I had envisioned. But that was my fault. I wanted to decorate the room with all the things dinosaur - sort of like a birthday party. And I ran out of time for it. 

Instead of having everyone at tables and weaving through them as I read stories, it was like a regular storytime. We sat on the floor and read stories, danced, and did a flannel. Afterwards instead of a craft, we had lemonade and black and whites. We gave them a take home craft of a mixed media dinosaur. 

And it went great! 

No one else was unhappy. I just wish I could have pulled something bigger and more special together. However, we are planning to make this an annual event, so fingers crossed for a bigger event next year!