By Terry Orr
As a grandparent, there are few things that warm my
heart like watching kids playing outdoors or reading books. That is why today special – International
Children’s Book Day and Hans Christian Andersen birthday!
Mothers and others who read aloud while the baby is
still in the womb and daily there after are providing a good foundation habit
for the child. Reading with your child
helps establish quality and bonding time that will positively impact them
throughout their lives. When the child
sees the parent, relative or others who are reading frequently – setting good
examples.
Bookjoy!
Around the World
We
can read, you and I.
See
letters become words,
and
words become books
we
hold in our hands.
We
hear whispers
and
roaring rivers in the pages,
bears
singing
funny
tunes to the moon.
We
enter spooky gray castles,
And
in our hands flowering trees climb
to
the clouds. Bold girls fly;
boys
fish for sparkling stars.
You
and I read, round and round,
Bookjoy
around the world.
By
Pat Mora
I recommend reading these three web sites providing
their Top 100 Children Books:
- http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm
- http://childrensbooksguide.com/top-100
- http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm
The first two provide a brief overview of each book.
In addition to public libraries, there are hundreds of
thousand websites that provide free children’s book to read on your computer,
table, phone, etc. Here are five links for free online books for children:
- http://freekidsbooks.org
- http://www.wegivebooks.org
- http://en.childrenslibrary.org
- http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/42561/
- http://literacylaunchpad.blogspot.com/2009/08/20-places-to-find-free-childrens-books.html
Lets all find a good book and share it with our young
people and celebrate today.
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