Crash Course in Storytime Fundamentals

by Penny Peck

Based upon materials used by this experienced children's library and university instructor, this is a vital and essential how to for doing storytimes. Crash Course in Storytime Fundamentals is a vital and essential how to. It is perfect for anyone who is asked to do storytime, but has never been trained-or for anyone who simply needs a new idea. The book is based upon materials designed for and used during an all day workshop, Storytime Fundamentals offered by this veteran children's librarian.

Genres: Professional Development, Nonfiction

154 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2008

About the author

Penny Peck has been a children's librarian for over 25 years; before that, she was Snow White and Mother Goose at Children's Fairyland in Oakland, ran a nightclub, worked as the wardrobe mistress for the Berkeley Ballet, and was an agent for a standup comedian. Her experience includes performing thousands of storytimes, leading hundreds of book club discussions for students in grades 4-12, conducting hundreds of school tours and assemblies, reviewing children's books and media, and originating the Performers' Showcase for auditioning library entertainment. She is editor of BayNews, the newsletter for the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California. Her goal is to create libraries as place, where the community meets for educational and cultural programming, as well as facilitating the love of literature in youth so they will be life-long readers.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly helpful and reassuring, with some basics about the nuts and bolts of storytime for the completely clueless, but I think the lack of much of any info at all on promotion and designing PR materials is a real drawback.

[Philip Burt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This "Crash Course" book touches upon most storytime-related topics in a general sense. In addition, I found the 75 theme-based preschool storytime outlines in the appendix very resourceful for adapting to storytime.

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[D.peabody · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource for themed story times and excellent how-to advice.

[Suzie Bookgirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource for themed story times and excellent how-to advice.

[Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

An overview of everything storytime, including helpful resources in print and online.