Birth to Six Newsletter

Holidays create a special time for families. Young children can learn about their own traditions and those of other families through reading books together.
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12 Days of Christmas

Hanukkah Lights

Longest Night

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Fingerplays & Songs
JINGLE BELLS Tune: Jingle Bells Listen to my song about the letter "B" Babies, books and bells Bears and bumblebees! Bananas, boats, and beds Bats and balls and blue Bye-bye, brothers, boys Are you ready? Peek-a-B00! (cover face and show on BOO) Chorus: Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to play at story time today! (2 times) Play jingle bells on the chorus for fun!		SHAKE YOUR BELLS Tune: Jingle Bells Shake your bells, shake your bells shake them all the way! Oh what fun it is to shake your bells out loud today! Shake your bells, shake your bells shake them all the way! Oh what fun it is to shake your bells out loud today! Shake them high Shake them low

Choosing Books for Gifts
		Babies love books with photos and high contrast images. Books with texture on the pages are also wonderful for babies to touch. Babies love books that call for action: lift-the-flap, pat the fur, turn the page. more favorites for babies
		Toddlers have fun with lift-the-flap books. They love books with rhyming words and repeated words. Simple text works best this this age. more favorites for toddlers
		Preschoolers are ready for longer stories, and love to point to special words on the page. Silly stories are a big hit at this age! more favorites for preschoolers

New Books

A Gift	Favorite Fairy Tales	Dewey, Library Cat	Rumble Tum
more New Picture Books click to request books from HCL catalog

Many storytimes require registration and fill up early. Registration is available online, by phone and in person.

Baby Storytime - for children birth to 24 months.
Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music.
Toddler Storytime - for children ages 2 and 3.
Nurture a love of books. Learn letters, sounds, and new words.
Preschool Storytime - for children ages 4 to 6.
Enjoy stories together and build language skills.
Family Storytime - for children 2 years old and up.
Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and movement with your children.
World Language Storytime - for children 2 years old and up.
Experience the world in other languages.