Got a visit yesterday from a mom and a little girl who had attended my first two- and three-year-old storytime on Monday.  At the end of the storytime I handed out a “medal” to each child that said either “I’m a Big Boy!” or “I’m a Big Girl!”, and this mom said to me yesterday, “You have NO idea how much that meant.”  And then she went on to explain that her daughter had shown off her medal all day on Monday, to everyone she saw.  But more importantly, this little girl also told her mom on Monday that she didn’t want to wear diapers anymore.  It was the turning point in this one little girl’s life, and she hasn’t worn diapers since.  Wow.

I can’t really take credit for this, though.  I turned to a classic tome to get me going on this toddler storytime, Storytimes for Two-Year-Olds by Judy Nichols (the 1987 edition), and I used her “Babies” lesson plan to the letter.  I was afraid it would be a bit hokey, but obviously it was perfect.  Thanks, Ms. Nichols.  You know your stuff.