Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems Mo Willems Resources: Mo Willems and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
» Read moreA non-profit mobile library and literacy program
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems Mo Willems Resources: Mo Willems and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
» Read moreWhile we usually only recommend books, given that these days so many children will be stuck inside at home looking for other resources, we thought the following could be both fun and educational ways to spend their time: Your Kids Can Now Watch Astronauts Reading Stories From Space Smithsonian: Fun Stuff for Kids Online World Geography Games Museum Virtual Tours Smithsonian Resources: Smithsonian Digitization, Center for Learning and Digital Access,
» Read moreA new year brings some wonderful new interactive books for babies and toddlers. Check out these titles recommended by the New York Times. Link to Article
» Read moreFor more information, read the article: https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2018-12-25/library-laundromat-program-puts-spin-on-child-literacy
» Read moreA piece appeared in yesterday’s New York Times featuring an amazing children’s book store in Germany. Named after the pill that kept Pippi Longstocking from growing up, Krumulus, through the unique books that it sells and programs it offers, creates an atmosphere where children learn to love reading. We hope to see many more of this type of bookstore in the future.
» Read moreA recent Wall Street Journal article highlights the importance of the combination of vivid pictures with a read aloud book to enhance a young reader’s learning. Also see Meghan Gurdon’s Book “The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction.”
» Read moreBecause a love of reading begins with the book illustrations, we wanted to share this New York Times/New York Public Library list of Best Illustrated Children’s Books. Enjoy! The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
» Read moreBeing the new girl at school is hard enough without having a name that’s different and hard for her classmates to pronounce. Unhei (pronounced “Yoon-Hey”) recently moved to America from Korea with her family and is anxious to fit in at her new school. When asked her name on the first day, she worries her name would make her stand out and that her classmates will not like her. So,
» Read moreWith the end of the school year approaching, we wanted to recommend two books to have on your bookshelf for those long, unscheduled summer days: “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden is an essential skills guidebook for boys (and girls!) aged 8 to 80. Written in small-manageable segments on everything from knot-tying, making a periscope, navigation, building a tree house or sling shot, coin
» Read moreWe wanted to highlight some great organizations that are working to promote literacy: Read With Malcolm and Share the Magic Foundation, both founded by New England Patriot wide receiver, Malcolm Mitchell, share a common goal of transforming the lives of young readers in underserved communities through literacy and to “introduce book ownership to students in households where reading is not a priority.” Through his Reading Rallies and school visits held
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