About this item
MacMillian and Kirker's knack for creating storytimes that engage and delight young ones have made their previous books bestsellers. Now they're back with an all new assortment of original fingerplays, transitional rhymes, movement songs, flannelboards, sign language rhymes and other activities to spice up storytimes for ages two and up. This ready-to-go sourcebook for children's librarians, early literacy specialists, and other adults who work with young children offers everything needed to plan and host quality storytimes, includingmore than a dozen thematic groupings of activities, featuring such fun topics such as All About Me, Bugs and Insects, Fairy Tales and Castles, and People in my Neighborhood ; recommended storytime books for each theme, along with material lists, patterns for flannelboards and stick puppets, and illustrations of American Sign Language signs; andcoding for each entry indicating which Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten skills it supports.
About the Author
Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and signing storyteller. She writes picture books (the Little Hands Signing series and The Runaway Shirt, Familius Press) , children's nonfiction (She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World, Familius Press) , and young adult fantasy. Her debut young adult novel, Sword and Verse (2016) was a finalist for the Compton Crook Award, and its companion novel, Dagger and Coin (2018) has been called a "complex feminist fantasy" by author Heidi Heilig. She has also published 8 resource books for educators, librarians, and parents, including Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together (Huron Street Press) . Kathy serves as the Mentorship Program Coordinator for the Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia Region of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives near Baltimore, MD. Find her online at www.kathymacmillan.com or on Twitter at @kathys_quill.
