Another busy week! I continue Raising A Reader in Scituate and Carver Library. I have contacted the Holmes Library about hosting the last Raising A Reader this season. The great news – we start the sessions at the end of April! It will be on Thursdays at 12:00pm. Register now!

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: Scituate Town Library @ 10:30am – Raising A Reader – Week 3
• Tuesday: Carver Library @ 4:00pm – Raising A Reader – Week 4
• Wednesday: Chickering Elementary School @ 9:00/10:00am
• Wednesday: Carver Elementary School @ 5:00pm – Raising A Reader
• Friday: Berry Brook Preschool @ 1:15pm
• Saturday: Attleboro Arts Museum @ 11:30am – Flower Show!

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Scituate
2. Carver
3. Dover
4. Duxbury
5. Attleboro

I had the pleasure of talking to my daughter’s teachers this past week and in her science class there was an entire shelf of nothing but slinkys! So many giant springy, slinky toys! I had no choice but to snap a pic so that I can share this heavenly atmosphere with everyone!

We had such a beautiful morning last week when we celebrated Maple Day at the South Shore Natural Science Center. The crowd came in and filled the forest with giggles and smiles! All while snacking on some delicious pancakes and syrup!

We were gifted with great weather and it seems like the rain held off until we were done having a great time! Overall, it’s wonderful being back in Norwell and I will see you again in the future!

Another busy week! I continue Raising A Reader in Scituate and Carver Library. I am also narrowing down which library will be able to host the final Raising A Reader this season. I will let you know as soon as I confirm which library and when!

This week I return to Bridgewater for some more Toddler Tales sponsored by:

Another Traveling Mystery Room this week: “The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist: A Murder Mystery” The Rockland girl scouts will be solving the mystery on Thursday afternoon. If you’d like to book a mystery room for yourself, please give me a call and schedule them anytime!

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: Scituate Town Library @ 10:30am – Raising A Reader – Week 2
• Tuesday: West End Day Nursery @ 9:30am
• Tuesday: Carver Library @ 4:00pm – Raising A Reader – Week 3
• Wednesday: Bridgewater Library @10:30am
• Thursday: Rockland Girl Scouts @ 4:00pm – Traveling Mystery Room!
• Friday: Cedar School @ 9:00am/1:00pm

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Scituate
2. New Bedford
3. Carver
4. Bridgewater
5. Rockland
6. Hanover

I am so happy to show off the teams that arrived to help solve the case of The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist: A Murder Mystery! Even my daughter, Alexandra was on hand to help the detectives!

These skilled detectives went to work beating each of the suspects at their own games! They were constantly impressive and wonderfully enthusiastic in sifting through the evidence!

In the end, this Father/Daughter Trio finished first and earned their badges!

But no one leaves empty handed! Each player earned their badges as well, and took a victory photo!

The welcome that I received today was so surprising and amazing I’m STILL thinking about how sweet and wonderful it was! First of, the  welcome sign and balloon towers were above and beyond already. Then to receive a goody bag of water, popcorn and mints? Man, you treat your guests like royalty! Thank you so much!

Each of the groups were fantastic as well! The K-2nd grade kiddos heard George and the Loose Tooth and Abiyoyo with a quick intermission of The Button Factory. Then the 3rd and 4th grade came in to hear Cupcakes and Timmy.

I think I have mentioned in the past, but I truly do love telling Timmy to the older elementary school kids. The story always engrosses them in a way that leaves them absolutely silent in the end, expecting more, absorbing what they just heard. It always makes me so happy when the children begin to get dismissed from the room and they can’t stop asking questions about the story!

I still think about this email I received from a woman who still remembered the story over 10 years later:

Well, again, thank you to Clifford Marshall for the invite and the pictures. If you want to see more or want to see The Button Factory in action head over to my Facebook page!

Busy, busy week! Not only is Raising A Reader starting this week in Scituate, but also, the Carver Library continues Raising A Reader for week 2.

We have “The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist: A Murder Mystery” Mystery Room at the Kingston Library Thursday afternoon. It’s getting full so if you want to be part of this fun game make sure to call the library today to register!

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: Scituate Town Library @ 10:30am – Raising A Reader – Week 1
• Tuesday: Carver Library @ 4:00pm – Raising A Reader – Week 2
• Wednesday: Clifford Mashall School @ 8:45/9:45am
• Thursday: Kingston Library @ 3:00pm – Traveling Mystery Room!
• Friday: Children’s Choice @ 9:30am
• Saturday: Keeping Pace @10:30am *Pay Program

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Scituate
2. Carver
3. Quincy
4. Kingston
5. Weymouth
6. Bridgewater

We are starting the Carver Raising A Reader this week! Tuesdays at 4pm are going to be a great time at the Carver Library. Make sure to register and we’ll have a blast! My public shows this week are at the Kingston Library, Billerica Library and then celebrating Maple Day in Norwell! Check below!

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:

• Tuesday: Carver Library @ 4:00pm – Raising A Reader – Week 1
• Wednesday: Project Connect @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Kingston Library @ 10:30am
• Friday: Billerica Library @ 10:00am
• Saturday: Maple Dat at SSNSC @11:00am

Towns I will be visiting this week:

1. Carver
2. Attleboro
3. Kingston
4. Billerica
5. Norwell

The Flint Library hosted The Unfortunate Passing of Pliant McTwist: A Murder Mystery! The children who arrived certainly came to play! Fierce competition as the kids “interrogated” the suspects and played faced the challenges that awaited them!

Each group did such an amazing job completing the games, including the physical challenges of yoga poses!

Ultimately, it was these two young players who finished sifting through the evidence and pointed out the real culprit! Congratulations to these young men for earning their badges!

And a huge thank you to the other teams for finishing us solve the case!

I am looking forward to this event happening at the Carver Library starting the last week of February. Make sure to scan the QR code and register now! Can’t wait to see everyone there!