Tuesday Storytime: Book Safety

Saving the ducks for next week when we have a daycare group descending upon us.

How to Read a Story
Kate Messner, illustrated by Mark Siegel
ISBN: 9781452112336
A boy and his blue dog journey through the process of storytelling/group reading.

This one came in new recently, and I set it aside because I knew it would work beautifully for a storytime with these other two that I've used several times before.  We have "Steps" (One through Ten, obviously) starting with "Step 1: Find a Story.  A good one.  It can have princesses and castles, if you like that sort of thing, or witches and trolls. (As long as they're not too scary.)" and ending with "Step 10: When the book is over, say, "The End."" Cute and a very simple guide to the process of reading, and how to make it entertaining to the audience.

Read It, Don't Eat It!
Ian Schoenherr
ISBN: 9780061724558
Various anthropomorphized animals illustrate what NOT to do to books.

Previously reviewed here.  Some of the advice goes over toddler heads, but the parents understand, and at this age, the parents are the ones who are really the target audience for this particular lecture anyway.

Book! Book! Book!
Deborah Bruss, Tiphanie Beeke
ISBN: 0439135257
The barnyard animals are bored and lonely when the kids go off to school, and head to the library for something to do.

Also previously reviewed here.  I like the slow build-up to the punchline with the various animal sounds, and that the librarian is a woman of color, and that there is a "stinger" at the end that always gets the adults to laugh.