The story room at Drake Community Library in Grinnell, Iowa, has polished wood branches that arch out over the story area. Among the branches is a lacy white cloth resembling leaves. For each story time we invite children to "Come sit under the story tree and read a book with me!"
These are some of my favorite story times for kids ages 3 to 7 that I've presented at the library. I hope you like them well enough to use some of the elements for your own story times.