My Storytime corner

Home is such a huge part of our lives. The structure where we live, the people we call family, and all of the parts of it that make it home are part of what makes us feel secure in life. This storytime is a celebration of homes of different kinds and the sights, smells and sounds that make a house a home.

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Children’s Books about Home to Read Aloud

Agnes’s Place
by Marit Larsen
illustrated by Jenny Lovlie
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This is a sweet book about Agnes who loves her home. She knows all of the sounds and smells and people in her apartment building. When a new little girl moves into the building, Agnes is excited but the girl doesn’t seem to want to be her friend. This is a lovely story about home and how the people in our life change our world.

In Every House, on Every Street
by Jess Hitchman
illustrated by Lili La Baleine
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Okay, first I love the illustrations in this book. I was in love from the end papers. But the words are just as lovely. Have you ever wondered what goes on in someone else’s house? Sure everyone eats and sleeps and baths…but we’re all different. This is a peek inside one house. One busy, loving, playful family. At the end though, it leaves you to wonder and talk about how is their family like the others on their block and yours? The last spread to me is everything. A warm, delightful book full of energy and openness. The kind of book that makes the world a little bit better.

Windows
by Julia Denos
illustrated by E. B. Goodale
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A stunningly illustrated book about an evening walk around a neighborhood. Sound like something you might be doing tonight? I love the glimpses inside different houses as the warm glow lights from within. It is a simple, beautiful, and oh-so-relatable book for our current times.

Songs about Home

• 5 Little Houses from Jbrary
• The Elevator Song from Jbrary
• Houses song for Preschool from Kidboomers

Home Art Invitation

After story time, get those hands moving and brains thinking with a simple invitation: Build a home

Materials:

• Play-Doh
• Popsicle Sticks
• Other loose parts. I could and may at some point do a full post on using loose parts, but this is an excellent one on Fantastic Fun and Learning

Writing Activity

In AGNES’S PLACE, she can sense that she’s home. What are the smells and sounds that make you feel at home? This simple writing activity encourages you to think about your senses and what makes a house a home.

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