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DUPLO Storytime at the Library

I was very excited by the partnership between the Association for Library Service for Children (ALSC) and LEGO/DUPLO. My library purchased classroom sets of three of the Read, Build, Play book and block sets for use in storytimes and other programs. I planned a special storytime series to debut the new sets. The three sets we used were Grow, Caterpillar, Grow, Let’s Go Vroom, and Busy Farm. The librarian toolkit was a great resource for storytime ideas for each book, and it also provided good information to share with parents/caregivers. Here is an outline of how we ended up using the Grow, Caterpillar, Grow book and block set in our special storytime offerings for two and three year olds. Butterflies and Caterpillars Books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek Grow, Caterpillar, Grow by LEGO/DUPLO Rhymes/Songs/Flannelboards: Five Little Caterpillars (from Storytime Magic) Very Hungry Caterpillar…