This is a complete, year-long programming guide that shows librarians how to integrate nonfiction and poetry into story time for preschool children in order to build literacy skills and overall knowledge. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working in a library setting, this book provides a complete, year-long programming guide for librarians who work with preschool children in public libraries and school librarians who run special programs for preschoolers as well as parents, childcare providers, and camp counselors. Each of the 52 broad story time topics (one for each week of the year) includes a sample story time featuring an opening poem; a nonfiction title; picture books; songs, rhymes, or finger plays; and a follow-up activity.