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Let's play at Great Big Family Play Day! 📚❤️🎉Saturday, May 16th - Sunday, May 17thAt at Griffith Park | Los Angeles, CA...
05/13/2026

Let's play at Great Big Family Play Day! 📚❤️🎉

Saturday, May 16th - Sunday, May 17th
At at Griffith Park | Los Angeles, CA

is so excited to be back with Kristen Cook on guitar at Great Big Family Play Day presented by SoCalMoms.com and tonies again this year sharing high energy, interactive, musical Story time with songs, dancing and more!

Books and Cookies shares stories, brings books to life and builds community around literacy! Let's read, sing, learn and connect together Saturday 12:30 PM on the main stage (you can also find Chudney now on YouTube at )!

Pre-sale tickets and day of schedules are available NOW at GreatBigFamilyPlayDay.com/Los-Angeles

Apples and bananas, strawberries and watermelon! 🍒🍇🍎🍉🍑🍋We had a sweet morning at Ivy Station sharing books about fruits ...
05/13/2026

Apples and bananas, strawberries and watermelon! 🍒🍇🍎🍉🍑🍋

We had a sweet morning at Ivy Station sharing books about fruits and vegetables (and a very, hungry caterpillar)! We sang songs while shaking egg shakers and jamming on instruments, moved our bodies and danced with scarves! Of course, we finished off by playing on the parachute and using stickers to decorate cool fruits!

Books:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillars Garden Picnic by Eric Carle
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood

Please make note: no story time at for the next few weeks. We will return Tuesday, June 2nd! See you then!!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and a beautiful Mother's Day (I did ❤️)! We are excited for lots of fun opportunities...
05/11/2026



Hope you had a wonderful weekend and a beautiful Mother's Day (I did ❤️)! We are excited for lots of fun opportunities to read, sing, learn and connect this week! Join us!

We are at Ivy Station Tomorrow / Tuesday at 10 AM for and !

Find on the main stage at SoCalMoms.com SoCal Moms Great Big Family Play Day sponsored by tonies Saturday at 12:30 PM. Link for tickets in stories!

Also on Sunday join us at The Westwood Village for Story Time , crafts, and movement at 11 AM!


Spreading joy, and love ❤️ We had a sweet morning at Ivy Station sharing Books about love and motherhood! We sang so...
05/07/2026

Spreading joy, and love ❤️

We had a sweet morning at Ivy Station sharing Books about love and motherhood! We sang songs from the heart songs while with egg, shakers, moved our bodies and danced with scarves! Of course, we finished off by playing on the parachute and colored Mother's Day cards at the craft table.

Books:
Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
I Love Mom with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
How Do I Love You? by Marion Dane Bauer

Let's play at !Saturday, May 16th - Sunday, May 17thAt at Griffith Park | Los Angeles, CA is so excited to be back with...
04/30/2026

Let's play at !

Saturday, May 16th - Sunday, May 17th
At at Griffith Park | Los Angeles, CA

is so excited to be back with on guitar at Great Big Family Play Day presented by SoCalMoms.com and tonies again this year sharing high energy, interactive, musical Story time with songs, dancing and more!

Books and Cookies shares stories, brings books to life and builds community around literacy! Let's read, sing, learn and connect together Saturday 12:30 PM on the main stage (you can also find Chudney now on YouTube at )!

Pre-sale tickets and day of schedules are available NOW! www.GreatBigFamilyPlayDay.com/Los-Angeles

"Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! I want to see bugs!"🦋🐞🐛🐜🦟🪲🪳🕷️🐝🦋A super fun morning at Ivy Station exploring bugs, and butterflies, be...
04/29/2026

"Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! I want to see bugs!"
🦋🐞🐛🐜🦟🪲🪳🕷️🐝🦋

A super fun morning at Ivy Station exploring bugs, and butterflies, bees and spiders!

We shared books about bugs. We sang creepy crawly songs while with egg, shakers, moved our bodies and danced with scarves! Of course, we finished off by playing on the parachute and crafted with bug stickers galore.

Books:
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! By Bob Barner
Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup
Beecause I Love You by Sandra Magsamen

Let’s make tacos! ¡Hagamos tacos!Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/Join Chudney for a Read Aloud Musical Story Time of...
04/29/2026

Let’s make tacos! ¡Hagamos tacos!

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/

Join Chudney for a Read Aloud Musical Story Time of How to Fold a Taco: Como Doblar un Taco by Naibe Reynosa, Illustrated by Ana Varela!

We will read, sing and explore creative ways to fold a taco and celebrate the best part - Sharing a taco party with the ones you love!

Thank you Naibe Reynosa and Con Todo Press for giving me permission to share this book. Con Todo Press is a Latina-owned publishing company on a mission to uplift and empower underrepresented communities through high-quality bilingual children’s books celebrating Latino culture, customs, and leaders.

Buy the book: https://www.contodopress.com

Special thanks to my story time friends: Quinn, Joanna, Camila, Camden and Gjeline, JKreative Media Team, Kimb, Chris J, Chris T and WeGhosted Media.

Click like, subscribe and turn on notifications for weekly read aloud story time and singalong videos posted Sundays at 8AM!

"We can all help protect the Earth and make it feel good. If we take care of it, it will take care of us!" - I Love The ...
04/22/2026

"We can all help protect the Earth and make it feel good. If we take care of it, it will take care of us!" - I Love The Earth Todd Parr

We had a lovely morning despite the impromptu rain shower at Ivy Station!

We shared stories in celebration of our planet Earth! We talked about ways to protect our planet in honor of 🌍 We sang songs while jamming with instruments, moved our bodies, did some yoga stretches, and danced with scarves! Of course, we finished off by playing on the parachute which made for a great big umbrella ☂️

Books:
Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers
I Love The Earth by Todd Parr
I Love You, Sun, I Love You, Moon by Tomie dePaola

Sharing springtime stories in the sunshine at Ivy Station 🌸☀️We shared books about spring and flowers in the garden, san...
04/15/2026

Sharing springtime stories in the sunshine at Ivy Station 🌸☀️

We shared books about spring and flowers in the garden, sang sunshiny songs with egg shakers and instruments, danced with rainbow scarves and jumped on the parachute. Then, we painted wooden flowers.

Books shared:
The Flower Thief by Alice Hemming Sourcebooks
Who's in the Garden? by Phillis Gershator Barefoot Books
Buzz like a bee by Guilherme Karsten Nosy Crow

Join us this Thursday at Santa Monica Pier locals night with story time at 3:30pm and 4:30pm in the carousel building and we are at Children's Book World for a special mash up, feel good story time event with special guest, illustrator Loveis Wise and their newest book, Hello, Beautiful!

Hello Friends! Join Chudney for a Read Aloud Musical Story Time of Our World Is A Family by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer ...
04/13/2026

Hello Friends!

Join Chudney for a Read Aloud Musical Story Time of Our World Is A Family by Miry Whitehill and Jennifer Jackson, Illustrations by Nomar Perez.

Watch here: https://youtube.com/

We will read, sing and learn about about welcoming new neighbors into our community, particularly when they might be far from home. After all, the world is everyone's home and we're one big family!

Thank you Miry Whitehill for giving me permission to share this book, joining me to craft welcome letters and sharing this important topic of human migration in a gentle, loving, and affirming way.

Meet Miry Whitehill and learn more about Miry’s List - https://miryslist.org/

Special thanks to my story time friends: Everlee, Julianna and Marlow, JKreative Media Team, Kimb, Chris J, Chris T and WeGhosted Media.

Click like, subscribe and turn on notifications here for weekly read aloud story time and singalong videos posted Sundays at 8AM!

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