We had a less than stellar storytime today.  The two’s and three’s were not in synch with each other or their parents or me this morning, and my well-planned and usually popular storytime on Hats went over like a sinking lead balloon, going down, down, down.  By the halfway point of the storytime, half of the kids and their caretakers had left the room, leaving the other half rather confused and distracted and definitely not attentive.  I soldiered on, determined to finish the storytime – which I did – even if it wasn’t going to be my best ever.  It’s a challenge to work with this age group, since they can be very attentive and devoted, but they are also so easily distracted and taken off course.  One too many distractions, and it’s all over, storytime lady!  But it’s still my very favorite age group, and even in the midst of chaos on days like today, it’s a lot of fun.  And by next Monday I’ll have come up with a succinct peptalk for the adults in the room to encourage them to try to stick it out for the whole twenty minutes of storytime; perhaps if we can all make it through one entire storytime together, we’ll be able to grow as a group and have an easier time the week after that.  At least, that’s the plan…