International Book Giving Day 2017!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Plus...

 A Wonderful Time to Give a Book!

The following recommended activities are listed by 

https://bookgivingday.com/blog/about-2/celebrate/

 

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 Celebrate!

Three simple ways to participate in 

International Book Giving Day 2017

1. Give a Book to a Friend or Relative.

Celebrate International Book Giving Day by giving a child a new, used or borrowed book.

2. Leave a Book in a Waiting Room or Lobby.

Choose a waiting room where kids are stuck waiting and there are few to no good books available. Purchase a good book, and deposit your book covertly or overtly in your waiting room of choice. The goal here is to spread the love of reading to kids, so choose a fun book, nothing controversial.

3. Donate a Book.

Wrap up a box of children’s books that your kids have outgrown and get them in the hands of children who could really use a book or two.

More resources and ideas can be found at:

 https://bookgivingday.com/blog/about-2/celebrate/

 

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World Read Aloud Day 2017

 5 Simple Ways to Have Fun Reading A Book

Presented by: World of Writer Mom &

Baby's Books and Bubbles, Oh, My!

to commemorate and promote

Here's your Five, Fabulous, Fun Strategies!

by: M.B.Varville-Rodriguez

1. Sing the words!  Make up your own tune or adapt a familiar tune to accompany the story.  You'll love the way your children catch on and maybe even begin to make up their own story songs!
2. Find a book of children's poetry to read.  Rhyming words are easy to remember.  Plus it's fun to practice "fill in the blanks" where your children try to figure out the missing words.  Pause before the final word is given and see what they come up with.  (We call this waiting expectantly.) It may or may not rhyme, and that's okay.  The idea is to encourage your children to think about what comes next to complete the thought.
3.  Find an interesting short story on the internet.  Maybe it's about an animal they haven't seen or about an activity they might like to try.  Find pictures to go with the story and begin to read it out loud when you discover it.  Start in a quiet, intrigued voice and wait.  When your children hear you talking about the topic and commenting on the cool pictures, there's a good chance they will come over and look over your shoulder or stand by your side. Don't get too excited that they've shown an interest in "reading" with you.  You'll scare them off.  (Lol)
4. Plan a trip to a thrift store like Good Will or the ARC.  Give each child an "allowance" of selecting 2 or 3 books.  Stay near and find a few of your own to read and make comments. After purchasing your selections, surprise them with a "spontaneous" picnic somewhere.  Spread out a large blanket and set up your books and snacks.  Enjoy the weather and share your stories.
5. Have a basket of special selections at home that is labeled with your own note.  (For example:  Books to read to your dog, cat, goldfish.   Books for calming down when you're upset.  Books that show you how to do projects when you're bored.)  Make your selection unique according to what your family needs.