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An insightful survey shows the impact of a nightly reading ritual in children. In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal this article describes how once children learn to read, in many homes, the nightly reading ritual ends. However, 40% of the children in the survey ages 6-11 still wish their parents read to them. The sacred time spent was meaningful to both parents and children. Link to Full Article on WSJ
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Check out how one organization creatively gets books into the hands of young boys. Kudos to the Barbershop Books! Link to Story
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In honor of Groundhog Day which is on February 2nd, this month’s recommended book is titled Gregory’s Shadow. “Gregory is a shy groundhog, and having his friend Shadow close by makes him feel brave. But one day Gregory and Shadow go outside to look for food, and they get separated. Scared and lonely, they search and search for one another. To make matters worse, tomorrow is Groundhog Day, and everyone will
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If you’re looking for a children’s book to read, the publisher Scholastic has a great search feature on their website that lets you browse through their books. Also, there is a separate resources section for recommended reading lists for children. Feel free to browse through their website for much more. Link to Scholastic’s Search Feature http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book-search Link to Scholastic’s Resources http://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading
» Read moreWe are grateful to our friend, Judith Beswick, members of the Wellesley Mothers Forum and the Tenacre Country Day School library for their extensive book donations. Our mobile library is growing by leaps and bounds and your donated books are enjoying extended lives in the hands of kids in a community nearby. Thanks for the support!
» Read moreYour generous book donations continue to flood in and have already been put into circulation in our library and in the community. We look forward to expanding our lending library to even more children in 2016. Best wishes for the coming year and thanks for your support.
» Read moreWe aren’t the only ones trying to tackle the achievement gap in young children. Here are a few examples of what other organizations are doing around the country: Chicago – The Thirty Million Words Initiative, a “parent-directed program designed to harness the power of language to build a child’s brain and impact his or her future. This innovative project was founded by Dana Suskind, M.D., pediatric neurologist and author of
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As Squirrel pins up her new nut-of-the-month calendar, the radio announces “it is January first- a great day to make a resolution.” Squirrel sets out with her friends, Turtle, Bear, Skunk and Mole to learn what it means to make a resolution and to help others. This entertaining book, written by Pat Miller and illustrated by Kathi Ember, introduces children to the importance of a new year and the concept
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The New York Times released a list of awesome books published in 2015. The best in picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction and nonfiction, selected by the children’s books editor of The New York Times Book Review. Picture Books ASK ME.By Bernard Waber. Illustrated by Suzy Lee. 40 pp. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $16.99. This posthumous book by the great Waber (“Lyle, Lyle Crocodile”) features a long, leisurely, lovely conversation between
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As a way to wrap up the year of 2015, the Association for Library Service to Children has released a list of great books to read that were published in 2015. Here’s the link to the original webpage on the ALSC. 2015 Notable Children’s Books Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to
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