That is a Double-Breasted Cormorant perched on the Mayflower II. It was too cool not to show off!

Wednesday is the Bridgewater Library Toddler Show. Show begins at 10:30am come hear the toddler tales – so make sure to be there early and let’s have a blast!

Sponsored by the Mass Cultural Council.

This amazing group visited East Bridgewater to help solve the case of The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist. The kids that came to play was one of the more excited groups this summer!

Everyone was racing to be the first to solve the case s they could be promoted to lead detective!

Ultimately, these ladies solved first and were the winners! The rest of the impressive groups finished right after with everyone able to solve the case, telling me who, what, where, and why!

Congratulations to all the detectives!

The sun is still shining every day and the weather continues to be beautiful! It makes traveling between shows that much easier when it’s so gorgeous out! I have been enjoying the summer so much this year. This week I visit each of the Magical Years preschools and also get to visit the Bridgewater Library for our monthly toddler shows. I am also swinging by the Plymouth Library on Wednesday for an afternoon show. Thursday is the rare trip to the Cape this summer – usually I visit a dozen times but this year my only trip is to Harwich for the Brooks Free Library

Also, if you’re looking to schedule a show please call me at 508-641-5336.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in RED are free for the public to attend and the events listed in BLUE are free to attend but require registration. For more information, please visit the Upcoming Shows page:

• Monday: The Magical Years @ 9:30am
• Monday: The Magical Years @ 10:30am
• Tuesday: Younger University @ 10:00/10:30am
• Wednesday: Bridgewater Library @ 10:30am
• Wednesday: Plymouth Library @ 3:00pm
• Thursday: The Magical Years @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Brooks Free Library @ 2:30pm
• Friday: The Magical Years @ 10:00/10:30am
• Friday: Brown Bear Childcare @ 2:45/3:30pm
• Saturday: Book Love @ 10:00am

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Plymouth
2. Kingston
3. Norwell
4. Bridgewater
5. Pembroke
6. Harwich
7. Halifax
8. Cohasset

From Slinkys to Potato Heads – when I find a bucket full of things I am compelled to take a picture. This bucket has so many possibilities!

This past Thursday, I brought The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist: A Murder Mystery to the Groton Library! A great group Jr. Detectives battled the suspects and played their games to collect all the evidence they need to point out the real culprit!

Every team fought hard, hoping to be the first to tell me who, what, where and why Pliant McTwist was MURDERED!

Ultimately, these girls finished just in the nick of time, beating out the other teams to be promoted to lead detective:

Nice job to everyone:

As always, the end of July is usually the busiest! I still maintain that this job affords me the ability to travel all over Massachusetts and see this beautiful state of ours. I am also excited because the libraries I am visiting have scheduled a Traveling Mystery Room for their communities! Make sure if you want to be part of these exciting experiences to register.

Also, if you’re looking to schedule a show please call me at 508-641-5336.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in RED are free for the public to attend and the events listed in BLUE are free to attend but require registration. For more information, please visit the Upcoming Shows page:

• Monday: Little Discoveries @ 10:00/10:30am
• Monday: East Bridgewater Library @ 6:00pm – Big Ryan’s Traveling Mystery Rooms – The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist
• Tuesday: Kindercare @ 10:00/10:30am
• Tuesday: Paul Pratt Library @ 4:00pm
• Wednesday: Preschool Playmates @ 10:00am
• Wednesday: Medfield Library @ 2:00pm – Big Ryan’s Traveling Mystery Rooms – The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist
• Thursday: Preschool Playmates @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Dover Library @ 4:00pm – Big Ryan’s Traveling Mystery Rooms – The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist
• Friday: Kindercare @ 10:00/10:30am
• Friday: Townsend Library @ 4:00pm – Big Ryan’s Traveling Mystery Rooms – The Monster Mash

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. East Bridgewater
2. Plymouth
3. Cohasset
4. Medfield
5. Abington
6. Hingham
7. Dover
8. Rockland
9. Townsend

Check the Upcoming Shows Page for more information, but I thought I’d highlight the exciting opportunities coming up! The listings will be broken into which Mystery Room the library is hosting with how much space is still available as of this post – make sure you sign up with the library and come and have a blast!

The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist:

• Groton Public Library – July 18th at 2:00pm – 33 of 40 spaces available
• East Bridgewater Library – July 22nd at 6:00pm – 21 of 40 spaces available
• Medfield Library – July 24th at 2:00pm – 27 of 40 spaces available
• Dover Library – July 25th at 4:00pm – 10 spaces available

Monster Mash:

• Townsend Library – July 26th at 2:00pm
• Jonathan Bourne Library – August 14th at 10:00am – 40 of 40 spaces available

Right now we need players for DOVER and BOURNE! If you’re interested in having some fun out of the sun then sign up today! The Townsend Library doesn’t list how many players have signed up already so I could not list it. But if you’re interested in playing call the library and sign up!

I am so humbled by the amazing parents and kids who jumped right into the mystery room with excitement! These brave souls discovered their lineage and then earned enough to obtain their totem!

Amazingly, these teams translated, searched, transported, assembled and even unlocked their way to success! The teams were so enthusiastic and were happy to spend an hour solving this mystery out of the summer heat!

These teams all finished with flying colors and are showing off the monsters they adopted on the way out of Bludhaven!:

The winners was this mother/son team who are proudly wearing their medals and winning smiles!

It has been a blast this summer so far with some great groups! When I am this busy I absolutely love it. I think my favorite moments might be the doing the shows for the kids who are going to use the sprinklers right after my show. The smell of sunscreen fills the room and the excitement of the kids is obvious. There are so many reasons to love summer – and this is definitely one of them!

Also, if you’re looking to schedule a show please call me at 508-641-5336.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week. The days listed in RED are free for the public to attend and the events listed in BLUE are free to attend but require registration. For more information, please visit the Upcoming Shows page:

• Monday: Preschool Playmates @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Pumpkin Patch Childcare @ 9:00-11:00am
• Wednesday: Jonathan Bourne Library @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Groton Library @ 11:00am
• Thursday: Groton Library @ 2:00pm – Big Ryan’s Traveling Mystery Rooms – The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist
• Friday: Little Discoveries Preschool @ 10:00am

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Abington
2. Fall River
3. Bourne
4. Groton
5. Brockton