Heidi and others interested in baby storytimes,
I recommend you look into Mother Goose on the Loose, baby and toddler (birth to
3) storytime program that is used in many public library systems. It is a 30
minute, structured program incorporating rhymes, music, movement, books,
puppets, and most importantly parent-child bonding. Dr. Betsy-Diamant Cohen,
the program's creator, also has a Hebrew CD with rhymes and songs: Imma Avaza
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bdcr2
I can't recommend this program enough, as I attended the program as a mother
with my baby, and later led the program as a librarian. There is a manual and
CDs from which you can learn the program and many, many songs, rhymes, bounces,
fingerplays that are perfect for this age. Betsy Diamant-Cohen also leads
workshops around the country. For more info, see http://www.mgol.org/
To answer your question about incorporating parent-child reading time into the
program, I have done this by having books for this age group readily available
before and after the program (not in the middle of a program) . Before the
program I have sometimes had board books on the floor to mark where
parent/child pairs might sit, and after the program I have handed out board
books along with age-appropriate toys, advertised as part of stay and play
time. This time after the program is important for parents to socialize with
other new parents, interact with the librarian, and another chance for the
librarian to model reading and other playful interaction with baby.
Deborah Margolis
(East Lansing, Michigan)
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