title: Storytimes for Two-Year-Olds
author: Judy Nichols
description: As she did in the first edition of <i>Storytimes for Two-Year-Olds</i> (1987), Nichols applies an overriding thematic structure to library programming for very young children ranging in age from 18 months to 36 months. The book's contents have increased from 33 to 50 programs; each section, built around a high-interest topic, includes a list of 16 titles, both old favorites and newer books that are mostly in print. The program notes that appear in each chapter give guidance on how to use the titles with toddlers.The chapter on planning considerations raises some common complaints about parents to which Nichols applies some rigid rules: no latecomers or siblings admitted; "one lap, one child," even with twins. Librarians looking for a more flexible style that truly advocates parents as partners and takes a developmental approach to programming should check out Nancy DeSalvo's <i>Beginning with Books</i> (1993) or Jane Marino and Dorothy Houlihan's <i>Mother Goose Time</i> (1992). Despite these philosophical misgivings, librarians can pick and choose from a wealth of ideas on rhythms, rhymes, and finger plays; crafts; and parents' follow-up suggestions. Availability of Spanish editions is noted. Storytelling devices, such as the professional bibliography and discography, four indexes, and black-and-white illustrations, increase the value of this accessible professional resource. <i>Julie Corsaro</i>
zlib_text: **CONTENTS**
  
    
  
  Title
  
  Copyright
  
  Reading Order
  
  Acknowledgements
  
  Dedication
  
  One
  
  Two
  
  Three
  
  Four
  
  Five
  
  Six
  
  Seven
  
  Eight
  
  Nine
  
  Ten
  
  Eleven
  
  Twelve
  
  Thirteen
  
  Fourteen
  
  Fifteen
  
  Sixteen
  
  Seventeen
  
  Eighteen
  
  Nineteen
  
  Twenty
  
  Twenty-One
  
  Twenty-Two
  
  Twenty-Three
  
  Reading List
  
  Want more
  
  About
  
  Time After Time
  
  A Merriweather Sisters Time Travel Romance Novella  
  Book 6
  
    
  
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  Cynthia Luhrs
  
    
    
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents
  either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
  
    
  
  Time After Time, A Merriweather Sisters Time Travel Romance Novella
  
  Copyright © 2017 by Cynthia Luhrs
  
    
    
  
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