I just posted a new song over at A Storytelling of Crows . It's called "Marie in the Garden," and it's a simple game that ...

I started out simply telling stories as I learned them. When I took up guitar, I began to look for ways to incorporate music into the storie...

The Library Lady sings The Pumpkin Song , a sweet, simple song used with success for library storytimes. She also posted pumpkin photos, inc...

I'm ready to emerge from my brief hiatus. I've been able to rest some, my thumb has healed to the point that it's no longer keep...

Today reached 101 degrees F around home and 103 degrees F in downtown Seattle. Or was that yesterday? I don't deal with the heat very we...

I'm learning French songs for my summer French camp gigs. In two weeks, I'll lead 2 storytime circles twice a week for 20 minutes ap...

We finally have winners of the Children's Book Sequels contest ! The fabulous Minh Le and I will announce them next week, along with ho...

Bede just got a new computer, and I received his hand-me-down computer, plus a snazzy new red external hard drive. As I was looking over old...

While I don't offer themes in my programs,* I will ask parents and caregivers what sorts of things their birthday children like to incor...

As it turns out, "I've Been Working on the Railroad" really is two songs stuck together. Walter Minkel of The Monkey Speaks ...

I made some felt-board animals to use with Nancy Stewart's song Nocturnal Animals : On a moonlit night when the stars come out There are...

I'm doing some preparation work for a birthday party gig this Friday night. I had a special request for a story with a mouse in it. Ther...

Explaining about the Terrible Animale-Podale (Father of the Trahira Fish) in "Little Crab and His Magic Eyes" This morning, I perf...

On Friday, I made felt-board pieces for the song " Jenny Jenkins ." On Saturday, I brought them to debut at the birthday-party gig...

Edit 05/07/07: I'm still working on this song. Among other things, I wrote the notes down wrong, and I wrote down some wrong notes. Onwa...

Yesterday, I went through some skills assessment interviews with the library system where I sometimes tell stories. My last skills assessmen...