Here are some of our favorite resources:
For inexpensive felt board stories and felt puppets: http://www.3hcraftworks.com/site/contact.shtml
An amazing resource for working with parents: http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/paread/cover.htm
Storytime Resources from a Children's Librarian and a Speech Language Pathologist:
http://languagefunstorytime.wordpress.com/
Story Sacks - ideas for props that go with children's storybooks: http://www.storysacks.nald.ca/forms/view.asp
A place to buy books that cover critical issues: http://www.odinbooks.com
2009 Multicultural Booklist: http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/LeadingToReading/RIF_Multicultural_Library_Collections_Booklist_2009.pdf
Amazing children's literacy blog: http://ow.ly/16K3jQ
How to create audience participation stories: http://www.tommccabe.com/articles/Creating%20Audience%20Participation%20Stories%20with%20Children.pdf