This morning, in my Thursday Toddler storytime, I had a last-minute additional family.\u00c2\u00a0 The mom called fifteen minutes prior, and asked if she could come to today’s storytime, since they’d had to drop out of the Monday storytime due to a conflict.\u00c2\u00a0 “Sure,” I said, “No problem – see you soon.”<\/p>\n
But I hadn’t realized that Mary’s older sister, Grace, who is four, also would\u00c2\u00a0be attending.\u00c2\u00a0 Grace hadn’t come to the Monday storytimes with Mary (she must be in preschool on Mondays), and so I didn’t have a nametag for her.\u00c2\u00a0 Usually kids don’t really notice whether or not they have a nametag, so I didn’t worry too much.<\/p>\n
Mid-way through the storytime, though, Grace raised her hand, “Abby?\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t have a nametag…”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I’m sorry, sweetie, I didn’t know that you’d be coming today,” I said, “but I’m very happy that you’re here!\u00c2\u00a0 I’ll make you a nametag for next week, ok?”<\/p>\n
Even as she nodded ok, Grace’s eyes filled with tears.\u00c2\u00a0 She was about to lose it.<\/p>\n
“Would you like to wear my nametag, Grace?”\u00c2\u00a0 Big, grateful, happy nod.\u00c2\u00a0 And Grace was Abby for the rest of the storytime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning, in my Thursday Toddler storytime, I had a last-minute additional family.\u00c2\u00a0 The mom called fifteen minutes prior, and asked if she could come to today’s storytime, since they’d had to drop out of the Monday storytime due to a conflict.\u00c2\u00a0 “Sure,” I said, “No problem – see you soon.” But I hadn’t realized … Continue reading Storytime moment<\/span>