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In the halcyon of Paris, young Mirette meets renowned tightrope artist Bellini. Together, they forge a friendship and he rediscovers his love for the art.

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About Bellini

Little documentaries

Bellini walks Niagara

Two short documentaries about The Great Bellini's feat at Niagara Falls

Book trailer

Student-made film for Mirette on the High Wire

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-Have the audience create their own tightrope advert for Mirette

-Tightrope fun outside > low to the ground and kinesthetic engagement

-Themed reading time > French aesthetic, historical fiction books and costume day

-Learn more about Bellini and other historical performers to make a fake program

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A boy named Peter has fun in the snow!

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-An animated short of the book (above)

-A tutorial on how to make Snowy Day collage like Keats

-An interview with Keats about his art

-Snowy Day book trailer

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The Snowy Day Read-aloud, an animated story

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-Make paper snowflakes

-Have the audience draw their footprints

-Have them share their snowy experiences (or make up one)

-Have them design their winter coat

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I am not an educator and I do not work with children.

I am using the chart from class to base my "intended audience" range.

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Shoutout to Fairview Library for sponsoring my access to kids' books!

That being said -- due to budget cuts and their specific accessibility, these Caldecott winners are a bit dated. Further details will be left with the title if necessary.

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This book details the industrious nature of of the Ox Cart Man. Hall takes you through the seasons and their products as the Ox Cart Man goes into town.

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-American colonial Times - Trades and Careers (above)

-History of colonial Portsmouth

-American colonial living by month

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Colonial Times for Kids | Trades and Careers

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-DIY Colonial crafts

more crafts

-Teach the seasons and associated items/animals

-Have audience make their own ox cart (small scale > popsicle sticks and/or paper)

-Whittling activities

-Colonial food

-Costumes and aesthetics

-Farm simulation vs. town simulation > have farmers and traders and make them interact

-barter day

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This book mentions Christianity which can sometimes get tricky in public spaces, but can be used as a general "gratefulness" book.

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This book takes readers through a prayer that Field wrote for her daughter. It has illustrations per couplet/verse.

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-Tips for a good nighttime routine

-Gratitude worksheets

-Relaxation exercises

-Prayers around the world

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-Create/ask about nightly routines

-Talk about rhyme scheme/phonetics

-Introduce different cultural religions/routines/habits/prayers

-Ask audience to describe/converse/draw their ideal sleep spot

-Think about their caretakers

-List what audience is grateful for and why

-Yoga/meditation exercises

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The King and Queen keep inviting the narrator over. He likes to bring his myriad of friends throughout the week.

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-Phonetics for beginners

-Zoo animal activities

more activities

-English royal parties

-Activities with friends (general audience)

-Chicken Soup with Rice - Maurice Sendak (teaches about days of the week/months)

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-have a pretend animal parade for the days of the week

-name the animals in the zoo

-ask the audience about their friends and why they like them

-create a royal party plan for the days of the week (with or each animal)

-create zoo adverts

-create royal invitations to give to friends

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A story about a granddaughter's day at her grandparents' house. Their house has the very special hello-goodbye window.

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A great way to engage with intergenerational bonding and mixed race experiences. 

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Kids try their grandparent's childhood favorites (above)

-cute way to show intergenerational connection

-Grandparents song

-Ways to form intergenerational bonds

-For listeners who don't have grandparents and/or different family structure > think of role models and any older people they care about

-Documentary on mixed race experience from kids/teens

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Kids Try Their Grandparent's Childhood Favorite Food | Kids Try | HiHo Kids

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-Listeners make a list of people they feel safe with

-Compare/contrast who is in listeners' families

-Think of/describe their special "hello-goodbye" window in their life (special place with positive contexts)

-Pair up and discuss/compare their grandparents / caregivers to each other

-Draw/create the special things they'd expect out of their "hello-goodbye" window

-Name things they like about older people in their lives

-List favorite sayings/habits/games of their grandparents/caregivers

-If listeners do not have any grandparents/older caregivers, think of the qualities they'd expect/like in one and why

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You may also take this opportunity to discuss mixed race identities if you deem necessary

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This book's copyright is in 1940 and holds certain language and ideas that may not be the best translated now (i.e. "Negro slave".)

This is a biographical tale as the narrator discusses his grandparents' and parents' lives. Two main characters fought as Confederates in the Civil War and another character is prejudice against indigenous people. There are allusions to Christianity as well.

These are all important things to discuss, but must be handled carefully.

I want to own that my biases and beliefs effect how I view this book and ways in which to engage with it.

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This an intergenerational biography which describes two generations. Lawson recalls stories he heard of his grandparents' and parents' lives.

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Deals with themes of racism, gender roles and immigration

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-Genealogy activities for kids

-Other kids talk about immigration experiences

-Tips for asking about family history

-Discussing race with a child

-Civil War explained

-Day in a convent

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-Ask listeners to talk to their family members about family history

-Compare and contrast listeners' families

-Ask listeners about their families and where they are from > then come together as a group to compare and contrast

-If listener does not know or does not want to discuss, consider historical figures/other peoples' experiences as a research point

-Include chosen families and where/how they met

-Emphasize the importance of personal narratives, change, primary vs secondary source, subjectivity of memories/singular history

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Try not to assume family structures and situations if possible

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This is a picturebook paired with a traditional Scottish song. This tells the tale of how a frog courted a mouse.

The author emphasizes this is meant to be sung and not simply read to the audience.

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-Froggy Went A-Courting song (above)

-Video about ecosystems

-Overzealous video of frog facts

-Scottish Folksongs

-Folksongs from around the world

-Nature activities

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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Froggy Went a Courtin' ♫ Storytime Songs for Children ♫ Kids Songs & Rhymes by The Learning Station

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-Teach about frog lifecycles and/or mice lifecycles

-Teach about how to find bugs in audience's backyards

-Teach about bugs / entomology

-Phonetics activities and rhythm use

-Nature scavenger hunt

-Garden and cottagecore party

-Lesson on ecosystems / food chains

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A kitten sees their first full moon. The story details how they try to catch it.

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-Day in the life of a cat (above)

-Housecat documentary

another housecat doc

-Nocturnal cats in the wild

-History of the housecat

-Istanbul cats

-Wild cats around the world

-Moon phases

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A day in the life of cats! Cats with cameras share their secret lives! @insta360 Go 3 #cat #video

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-Bring in therapy animals to interact with

-Stargazing activity / space related activities

-Draw cats from different cultures and ecosystems

-Talk about pets

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This is a retelling of an African porquoi of how Ananse the Spider Man collected tales from the Sky God. This is one of the many Ananse folktales.

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Great example of how to construct/recognize story plot and series of events. 

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-All 54 African countries

-Folktales from around the world

-Ananse LibGuide

-All About Africa - quick facts about Africa for kids

-Kids' books written by African authors

-African art movement

-Quick video on West African storytelling traditions

-Video on Griots (traveling storytellers and musicians)

-Griot TEDx performance

Another storytelling TEDx

-African queens from history

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-continue to explore African traditions and culture

-ask audience to retell the story to one another (seeing if they know sequence of events/chronology)

-think about the stories that they know and grew up with

-have them draw characters and/or animals involved