Podcasts about books before kindergarten

In this episode of Reading with Your Kids, we had the pleasure of chatting with two amazing children's book authors - Morgan Christie and Sarah H. Fowler. Buckle up, because these conversations were packed with insights on the power of literature to bring us together. First up, we met Morgan Christie, the author of the beautiful picture book "I Too Am Here." Morgan shared how this story was inspired by a poem from the legendary Langston Hughes, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience. We had a great discussion about the importance of recognizing our shared humanity, even when our backgrounds and cultures may differ. Morgan's passion for using books to foster empathy and understanding really shone through. Next, we welcomed Sara H. Fowler, the creative mind behind "Castle of Knots." This delightful book takes a common parenting struggle - brushing tangled hair - and transforms it into a whimsical fairy tale. Sara's insights on the joys and challenges of parenthood really resonated, and we talked about the value of finding the magic in everyday moments.  But the conversation didn't stop there! We also touched on the critical role of early literacy initiatives, like the "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" program, in supporting young readers. Hearing about Sara's daughter's experience with this initiative was a heartwarming reminder of the power of reading to shape young minds. Whether you're a parent, educator, or simply a lover of great stories, this episode of Reading with Your Kids is sure to inspire and delight. So grab a cozy spot, pour yourself a cup of tea, and get ready to dive into the wonderful world of children's literature! Click here to visit our website – www.ReadingWithYourKids.com Follow Us On Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/readingwithyourkids Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/readingwithyourkids/ X - https://x.com/jedliemagic LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/reading-with-your-kids-podcast/ Please consider leaving a review of this episode and the podcast on whatever app you are listening on, it really helps!

In the first episode of "Beyond the Next Chapter," we'll introduce you to our host, Whitney Clark, and dive into her reading origin story. Some of her earliest memories include her dad reading to her and taking her to the library or the bookstore. Whitney is joined by her dad and Samantha Mears with the Maricopa County Library District, who is raising a young reader herself! Samantha shares how you can encourage your kids to read through the "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten" program.

On today's show, the Bentonville Public Library kicks off 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. Plus, fall festivities return to Dickson Street with Downtown Fayetteville's Falltoberfest. Also, a movie review from Courtney Lanning.

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School year programming is underway at the Hays Public Library as they continue to develop their technological resources. Communications Coordinator, Callie Kolacny stops by to share the details on this episode of the Post Podcast. Transcript: EDITORS NOTE: Transcripts are provided by an automated service and are not verified for accuracy.   Callie Kolacny  We always have good entertainment going on in some form or another. But I want to mention first, our foundation fundraisers coming up this Saturday. We've been talking about it for a couple of months now, but it's actually coming up this Saturday 630 to around nine tickets are still available, but not very many, we are almost at our max limit for our tickets. So if you still want tickets, you need to go ahead and either go to the library to purchase them or go online to Hayes library.org. And you'll see the little scrolling thing and click on the fundraiser and you can buy your tickets there they cost $30 apiece, we have had to have a change with our keynote speaker Marcy Penner from the Kansas sampler foundation. Excuse me, he was going to be here. But she for some unforeseen circumstances is not able to but we were very lucky to get Bob Dixon Bob Dixon was the mayor of Greensburg, after the tornado wiped out the town. And he's the one that helped really spurred the reclamation of of Greensburg and so I think he'll have a really interesting talk. And some I've had some friends that have seen him before. And it's we're very lucky to have been able to get him on such short notice.   James Bell  That's incredible. Yes, I've actually had the opportunity to myself to hear him speak and not not recently, I think it's been a number of years ago. But yeah, real interesting story and, and the work they had to do to put that town back together. It's just, it's incredible the planning and the forethought, but then also the work that has started to go behind it.   Callie Kolacny  Yeah, the direction that they took it into with being very sustainable. It's just really interesting. So we're excited. To have Bob Dixon come, we have will have a raffle a little bit of a silent auction. We've had some great sponsors and donations from a lot of wonderful people around the town. And so we're very excited. Yeah, it's gonna be fun night.   James Bell  Very cool. You know, I wonder real quickly before we talked about some of these other events, if you want to talk to us about why is the foundation so important to the library?   Callie Kolacny  Sure. The foundation is the fundraising arm of the library. So when we get donations and things and that goes through the foundation, it can be out anything from if somebody wants to, you know, give us $50, or write a check for any amount of money or some end of life planning types of things and trusts and stuff like that, that can all go through the foundation. We also have an account with the Heartland Community Foundation, so you can make donations to the his Public Library Foundation through them as well. And then that money goes back into the library for mainly non budgeted items, things, things that come up that we need at the library, but it wasn't something that was specifically planned for or budgeted necessarily. One of the things we've been wanting to do that we wanted to do was the bookmobile. Well, the foundation paid for half of the bookmobile the other half with thingies, Hanson Foundation. And so, our phone Foundation was able to without that money we would not have been able to have the bookmobile they also paid for and this was a budgeted item. But yet they were able to put money into the most recent renovation. And that was able to fund some of the you know, as you're doing a renovation, little things come up or you think, Oh, if we only had a little bit more money, we can make that a little bit better. Well, those kinds of donations from the foundation and from the Friends of the public library, those helped to get those things that were maybe just a little bit nicer, a little bit more fitting with what we needed at the library so that they're the ones that are doing things like that, by raising that money. And because they've spent so much money in the last couple of years on those big projects, we kind of need to refill those coffers. So that's a little bit about what the foundation fundraiser is about, but also just raise awareness that it does exist and why it's important to the library, because they can make all of those donations. Very cool. Sure.   James Bell  It's gonna be a great time.   Callie Kolacny  It'll be so much fun. Come on out, have some cheese and wine and little mini cheesecakes and lots of great conversation. Listen to Bob Dixon, maybe come away with some fun raffle prizes or something. It's yeah, it's gonna be a great time. Absolutely.   James Bell  Very cool. All right. Well, we got to move on because we got to talk about all these cool events. And this one, I'm curious what this is hummingbirds in Kansas. This is actually starting here in Boston.   Callie Kolacny  Yeah, this is today at 10 o'clock. And it's kind of a late addition. But we're going to have a man there to talk about the hummingbirds and their migration and habitats and how you can maybe attract them and when they would be in Kansas, so if you're curious about that, come on down to the library this morning at 10 o'clock. Also today we have our making sense of series continues, it's making sense of gardening, we'll talk more about seed saving. That'll be today at 530 this evening. Tomorrow, we have another program that we're just lucky to be able to get bicycling with monarchs. So the monarch butterflies, Sarah Dykeman, rode her bicycle over 10,000 miles, and followed the migration of the monarch butterflies through three countries. And she wrote a book on it. And she just happens to be passing through town right this week, and was able to stop by tomorrow at 530 and to talk about her experience, and she'll do a book signings. So if your sounds fascinating to me, I will definitely be there to hear about this. So that's tomorrow at 530, we are bringing back the cookbook club. So we'll take a couple different cookbooks each month and you can look through a make a recipe and come and share with the group that'll be on the third Thursdays at 11am. We've got a program on Saturday this will be before the foundation fundraiser, You've Got Mail, we're exploring letter writing through history. That'll be Saturday at 11am as part of our world language club, which is a new monthly program on the third Thursdays. We're gonna have Harry Potter night family night, we always do this every year. It's a lot of fun. This will be on September 29, at five o'clock, five, five to seven. So if you're a Harry Potter family, come on out and share Harry Potter family nights and then Oktoberfest at the library. We do our own Oktoberfest with a hot shots poker ban on the week, week and before the other Oktoberfest so that'll be on October 1 from 10am to 1pm.   James Bell  Very cool King enough poker? Oh, of course. Always good time. Like   Callie Kolacny  we're gonna have beer rocks. Yeah. Looks better than that. Yeah, sure. Cool.   James Bell  Very cool. All right. Well, I'm wondering about this the 100 books before high school 100 books before graduation. We talked I think very briefly about that last time, is that still going on?   Callie Kolacny  Well, this is a new thing, actually. Because we always we've been doing 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, that's been going on for quite a while. So now we're expanding it and trying to get the teenagers involved. So we're doing 100 books before high school. So that's for the middle school aged kids. And then 100 books before graduation for the high schoolers, you can register through Beanstack. So again, we're doing being stack, registering keep track of all of your books, and and win some prizes along the way. And just really trying to get you know, more than more interested in reading it can that can be a difficult age for them to be interested in it. So it's just a fun thing for us to do to try to try to spur them along.   James Bell  Yeah, absolutely. And while you're on your phone, download that Beanstack app if you don't have it, which is cool. Great. And you also use that frog to summer events. Reading stuff. Yeah. What's what you got a library I'm   Callie Kolacny  so excited about this. My we have a haze Public Library app, what you do is go to your app store, whether it's, you know, whichever kind of phone you've got, and download my Libra myl I BRL, Miley bro, and then search for Hayes Public Library. When you find that, then you'll put in your library card number and your PIN number. The pin number is your last four digits of your library card number. That's important I learned. Very important, you got to have that the last four digits of your library card numbers, your pin number. And through this app, you can then manage all of your library cards, say your family each you and your kids, they all have a different library card, you can put them all on the app. And it's so you can manage your all of your library card accounts. You can access the digital resources. If you like to read books through or listen to books through Libby, it's right there. You don't even need the Libby app anymore. If you like to use hoopla you still need the hoopla app. But if you find the book that you want, it'll take you directly to the hoopla app. You can also of course, search the library catalog you can place holds, you can place il l request. There's a digital barcode on there so that you can use in the building on the kiosk so that you don't need your physical library card necessarily. So if you happen to leave it in the car, and but you've got your phone, then you're good to go. It's it's it's a lot of it's great. I mean, it has everything that you could want pretty much for the library and you can access the library website, the event calendar, all of that through the app.   James Bell  I love that. And you know, I really like you guys are always so you're so tech forward and connecting all these things and hoopla and especially hoopla I love hoopla get in there all the time. But the digital resources and then to tie it all together into this like very cool and it's not intimidating at all. And if you do run into problems like like I did, you just contact the library. It's so super helpful. I don't remember the young woman's name that helped me out a couple of weeks ago but um, and she was great and very patient and I just felt like a fool because I couldn't make this work. And she's like, Oh, you just do this and this and this, but it was perfect.   Callie Kolacny  Well good. I'm very glad to hear that. But yeah, if you aren't sure how to download any of the the app or anything else hoopla things like come to the library, we would be so happy to help you. I helped a guy download the hoopla app the other day because he wanted to listen to the Hobbit. And that was the device that it was on. And so we downloaded it. He was good to go. It took very little, not even five minutes to get it done. And, yeah, when we want to help, we want you to have all access to all of these wonderful things that we have at the library.   James Bell  Absolutely. Now, there's one last thing we got, we got to talk about before we go this is early active reading, what is this about this is this kicked off already?   Callie Kolacny  Yes, it started in September. And it's a new program. And it's on Friday mornings at 11am. It's really for three to five year olds and kind of early elementary that aren't in school. And it's exercise the body and the mind. The other day, they were exploring the letter S and had big S's in tape on the floor. And they were using like little toy cars to trace the shape of the s things like that. So it does some physical movement, along with trying to work that into to the mind as they learn how to read and they learn their letters and things like that. So it's just it's a new program there. I also want to mention really quick tutoring, we do have our tutoring is back with the support, hey, students, and they're there and they're ready to help us generally from three to six. On Wednesdays, there's somebody there's that's at two o'clock. So if you want to bring somebody early than two to six, but they're great, they can really help with I mean, even even math, I mean, how many parents understand today's math.   James Bell  I don't, I can't help we had we had to hire a tutor because I can help my kids with   Callie Kolacny  math and you can get free after school tutoring at the library. If you want more information on it or to make an appointment, go to Hayes library.org/tutoring to go ahead and get on there to make sure that you've got to set aside time. But they also will do Watkins if they're not already busy, and they're upstairs on the second floor. All right.   James Bell  I love that. And what a cool program and such as such an asset to the community. You guys provide that for free. That's very cool.   Callie Kolacny  Yeah, we want to be able to make sure that we can help those kids in whatever the way they need.   James Bell  Awesome. Kelly, before we go, how can they find out more information?   Callie Kolacny  Sure, go to our website, as I've mentioned a couple times Hayes library.org You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We're also on tick tock now. Tick tock or give us a call 6259014

The Wealthy Place Podcast hosted by Lattrice Johnson In this episode: Lattrice is joined by Roslyn Banks   Roslyn is an experienced leader with a successful history of working in the financial services industry as well as the health insurance industry. Skilled in corporate finance, accounting, taxation, risk management, project management, budgeting and all things financial planning and analysis. Topics of Discussion: Children's Books – 5:24 Career Path – 8:13 Generational Farmer – 12:37 What I Love About What I Do – 17:23 Leveraging – 22:44 Questions about real estate – 28:36 Realistic Expectations – 34:42 Definition of Wealth – 41:55   The Wealthy Place Podcast: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJT1JK9 Guest Links: https://adelaiderosetax.com/adelaide-the-accountant https://adelaiderosetax.com/adelaide-the-accountant https://www.instagram.com/prodigaldaughterinfo/ EA  https://www.linkedin.com/in/roslynbanksea Website & Newsletter Access: www.AdelaideRoseTax.com Roslyn Haynie Banks was born and raised on a large family farm in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia. The seeds of entrepreneurship were planted in her heart and mind at a very early age. After years of watering, pruning and fertilizing she has gained over 20 years of education and work experience providing financial analysis in numerous industries.   After earning her degree in Finance from The College of William & Mary, Roslyn was hired as a financial analyst into an early talent leadership program by one of the nation's largest retail banks. She has studied abroad in Adelaide, South Australia and Cape Town, South Africa. While earning her Master of Accountancy degree, she fell in love with tax research and the loopholes in the Internal Revenue Code. After successfully managing a retail tax office to exceed revenue and customer service quality goals, she passed all three parts of the Enrolled Agent exam on her first attempt that very same year!   Her diverse Financial Planning and Analysis work experience has been a great resource to her solo tax practice as she offers advice and business coaching to other individuals, entrepreneurs and tax-exempt organizations.  Roslyn was recognized by CPA Practice Advisor as a 2018 top “40 Under 40” leader in the accounting profession for her exemplary leadership, innovative thinking and community outreach outside the workspace.   Roslyn has volunteered with numerous community service organizations including her beloved sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She enjoys public speaking and providing fresh insight on fundraising, philanthropy, economics, financial planning and income taxation topics. Roslyn also enjoys facilitating financial workshops for women and children because she is passionate about legacy planning and entrepreneurship. Additionally, Roslyn is a dedicated mother of two princess daughters and a Christian missionary who loves to travel.   Roslyn is an avid reader and even worked in the Mason School of Business Professional Resource Center (business library) all four years of her undergraduate studies at William & Mary. She started reading to her daughters before they were born and hasn't stopped yet! In 2019, both of her children completed the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge at Northumberland Public Library. Reading is their special bonding time and even when she gets a moment to herself, Roslyn enjoys reading children's picture books.   In 2021, Roslyn self-published her first children's book Adelaide the Accountant. It follows a week in the life of a self-employed tax accountant who assists community helpers in STEAM careers in the rural Northern Neck of Virginia. Roslyn's goal is to educate readers on the role of income taxes and cash flow in a community. This book embodies her passion for building and sustaining generational wealth to leave a lasting economic legacy. Adelaide the Accountant can be found online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, and Walmart.  

Miss Katie and Miss Kari showing off the new 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten train in the summer of 2020; and Miss Maggie, Miss Katie, and Miss Kari celebrating the arrival of caterpillars in spring of 2021.   We had a little trouble getting Fred's microphone to sync this episode. His voice carries, but there are a few moments where Katie and Kari's laughter drown him out. This is what regularly happens in the Youth Services Department, but nonetheless we apologize for any listening inconveniences.   A lot of things happen in a library, like having storytimes in an old bank vault. Or discovering a dozen donuts in the wall when renovating. Or finding an abandoned kitten during a summer reading kickoff. Or a global pandemic that flips everything upside down. To complement our previous conversation with GMPL veterans, this episode features two of the newest members of the Library, Katie Corcoran and co host Kari Mariner. Katie and Kari discuss what brought them to GMPL, what youth services look like behind the scenes, and what it's been like to be a librarian during the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Harriet Spitzer spearheaded efforts to organize a free public library to serve the Grafton community in the early 1940s. In 1944, the Grafton-Midview Public Library was chartered as a school district library. The Library was housed in the Grafton School on Elm Street for a couple decades before moving to a vacated bank building on Main Street in 1971. In 1991, a renovation expanded and updated the building. The Grafton-Midview Public Library is one of seven independent public libraries in Lorain County and serves approximately 24,000 residents in Grafton Village, Grafton Township, Eaton Township, and parts of Carlisle Township and Elyria. For more information about GMPL, visit https://www.gmplibrary.org/.    

Our favorite-ever librarian joins us to talk about the amazing resource that is the Public Library - EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC!

A conversation with Reading Specialist and Teacher Eliza Warmack talking about early literacy fun activities to do with your young child and 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten in Petersburg, Alaska

Child Literacy and Early Reading Recommendation On this very first Quick Tip of The Latina Mom Legacy Podcast, I recommend a great app that will help you log all of your kid's books and encourage them to read. The Latina Mom Legacy Show Links Follow us @milegasi --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thelatinamomlegacy/support

With the upcoming election on October 21st, our theme for the next few episodes will be about literacy and civic engagement. We will feature special guests who will talk to us about the importance of participating in the election, why you should vote, and what some of the barriers and opportunities there are to civic engagement. Did you know that  the voter turnout in the last federal election in 2015 was 68.3%? On this week’s episode, the first of our election special we speak with the Honourable David Lametti, who is the Member of Parliament for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada. We learn about his role and the perspective of civic engagement from a candidate’s perspective. We also talk with Melanie Valcin from Frontier College about the connections between literacy and civic engagement and the Forum that is taking place on September 17th across Canada and online.  Are you registered? How can you check? As part of our election series, we will be talking about voting basics. We chat about how to register or check if you are registered to vote. When we vote we have the opportunity to vote for issues and representatives who will talk about our needs in the government when laws and policies are being made. Links Mentioned Honourable David Lametti's biography on the Department of Justice website https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/abt-apd/min.html Frontier College's Discussion paper on Literacy and Civic Engagement https://tinyurl.com/y3gfpbdz  Register for the Forum on Literacy and Civic Engagement September 17th https://tinyurl.com/yxom8h2s To check if you are registered to vote go to the Online Voter Registration  https://ereg.elections.ca/CWelcome.aspx?lang=e To learn more about the election https://www.elections.ca/ and ABC's guide to Civic Literacy https://abclifeliteracy.ca/civic-literacy Learn about how the government works https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/guidetohoc/index-e.htm Upcoming Events TLE - Starting October 2019 and running through to January 2020, The Learning Exchange will be sponsoring ABC Life Literacy’s Up Skills for Work Series to adult learners TLE’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program will run from Oct. 2018 to Oct. 2019 to support families in the development of language and literacy skills in their young children. Watch for fun and interesting events throughout the year WQLC events E-parent workshops on Digital Literacy Oct 22 and Nov 5 https://www.facebook.com/events/395500908015049/ CVLC  English Language Workshops Oct 8th https://cvlc-chateauguay.weebly.com/community-events.html QCRC Fall Fest and Travellin' Toddler Time Sept 21 and Oct 18 http://www.qcrc.org/events.html LQ and RECLAIM at Fetes des Cartier de Verdun Sept 28th https://www.facebook.com/events/701443053597709/ LQ at the 2020 Scotiabank Charity Race (April 25-26 2020)

In this, our pilot episode, we'll hear a spooky story from Plainfield's past, learn about the new children's literacy program 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, and get lots of book recommendations from The Laurens.

Summary: Librarians Christine Freeman and Lauren Martino talk about MCPL's upcoming Summer Read and Learn program, which starts June 9 and runs through September 9. This program offers children and teens fun incentives to read and learn all summer long. There will be amazing events at MCPL branches throughout the summer as well. Join us for the fun!  Recording Date: May 9, 2018 Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne Guests: Christine Freeman is MCPL's Early Literacy and Children's Services Manager, as well as Branch Manager for the Noyes Library for Young Children. Lauren Martino is a Children's Librarian at our Silver Spring branch. She is also one of the hosts of the Library Matters podcast.  Featured MCPL Resource: MCPL offers reading lists by grade and age, including a list for adults. Find something new to read today!  What Our Guests Are Reading:  Christine Freeman Travel guides to England  We Were Here by Matt de la Peña Lauren Martino The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby Books Mentioned During this Episode: Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis Other Items of Interest Mentioned During this Episode:  1000 Books Before Kindergarten: Prepare your child for kindergarten with this fun, effective program that will engage your child with books, songs, fingerplays, and other learning activities. Beanstack: A fun site for logging books and more. MCPL uses Beanstack for many programs, including 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, our Reading Challenge, and our Summer Read and Learn programs. Customers can also opt to receive weekly emails with suggested books for their readers. Collaborative Summer Library Program: A consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children, teens, and adults at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries. Eric Energy: An energetic scientist who will amaze children during his hands-on, interactive science show.  Jacks Are Wild: Don't miss Mario and Bella, a pair of spirited Jack Russell terriers who perform amazing tricks that will delight children of all ages.  Libraries Rock! Dance Party: Put on your best pop star outfit or wear your craziest hair and come join us to dance! dance! dance! We will have photo props, a bubble machine and a music playlist to keep you moving.   Milkshake: Join us at Damascus Library for an interactive show filled with fun, silliness, and dancing led by the Grammy-nominated duo Milkshake.  Nature on Wheels - Raptors!: Learn about raptors. like bald eagles and hawks, while surrounded by your favorite books!  Reptile Rangers: Join us at Maggie Nightingale Library and meet a live king snake, a corn snake, a terrapin, and more! Presented by a park ranger from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.  Summer Read and Learn Kickoff Events: Several MCPL branches are celebrating the start of our Summer Read and Learn program June 9.  Video Games at the Symphony: The Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra will present family-friendly events at Silver Spring Library on 6/23 and Rockville Memorial Library on 8/11.   Zoomobile: Discover some of the amazing adaptations animals have for life in the wild and try some challenging activities to compare those adaptations to our own abilities.   Read the transcript. 

Episode Summary: Children's librarians Olivia Darrell and Christine Freeman talk about MCPL's upcoming 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. It's a fun way to help prepare your child for kindergarten and beyond, all while fostering a love of reading. Registration for this program begins Saturday, March 24, 2018.  Recording Date: February 7, 2018 Hosts: Julia Dina and Lauren Martino Guests: Olivia Darrell and Christine Freeman. Olivia Darrell is a librarian in our Collection Management department who selects the children's fiction for MCPL. Christine Freeman is our Early Literacy and Children's Services Manager. She also manages the Noyes Library for Young Children.  Featured MCPL Resource: Bookflix, read along with classic video storybooks on this learn-to-read site, which also includes related nonfiction e-books.  What Our Guests Are Reading Or Listening to: Olivia Darrell: This American Life, an NPR show featuring spoken essays, memoirs, and other non-fiction narratives organized around a theme. No One is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts, and The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell by, well, W. Kamau Bell.  Christine Freeman: The Selection series by Kiera Cass and Sucktown, Alaska by Craig Dirkes. Books and Other Media Mentioned During this Episode:  Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty Bark George by Jules Feiffer Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang First Snow by Bomi Park Get a Hit Mo by David A. Adler A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards Horn Book: A magazine filled with book reviews and articles of interest to children's librarians. It is used by librarians to select books and other material.  I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison In Plain Sight by Richard Jackson Jarabi Jumps by Gaia Cornwall Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn Looking for Bongo by Eric Velasquez Malika's Costume by Nadia L Horn Marta Big & Small by Jen Arena My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller Star Wars Little Golden Book Collection  School Library Journal: A magazine filled with book reviews and articles of interest to school librarians and children's librarians. It is used by librarians to select books and other material, as well as keep up with developments in the field of children's librarianship.  Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp MCPL Resources Mentioned During this Episode: Beanstack: A fun site for logging books and more. MCPL uses Beanstack for many programs, including 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, our Reading Challenge, and our summer read and learn programs.  BookFlix: Read along with classic video storybooks on this learn-to-read site, which also includes related nonfiction e-books. MCPL's 3rd Annual Reading Challenge Picture books that include braille TumbleBooks: An online collection of animated, talking picture books. Includes story books, chapter books, nonfiction, videos, and more. Includes books in French and Spanish.  Read the transcript

Drain Backups, Pedestrian Safety, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Fairfax County Public Library

Drain Backups, Pedestrian Safety, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Fairfax County Public Library

Ed Spicer, a first-grade teacher, talks about books that are best-suited for 6 and 7 year olds. And, learn about “1000 Books before Kindergarten” with librarian Shauna Mundinger.

Thanks to good old Ben Franklin, we have a long tradition of public libraries in America. If you don't have one in your town, you've got one somewhere in your county. If you live in a large city, you've got many neighborhood branches to choose from. Go visit the library with your kids. They'll be welcomed by a librarian who encourages them to explore the books and bring home an armload. Library books open worlds for kids and they're free! Annie talks with children's librarian, Michelle Coxford, about the tremendous benefits of reading to your children and having your children read to you. About Michelle Coxford Michelle Coxford is the mom of two young boys, an avid reader, and the Regional Children's Librarian for Stanislaus County, California. In addition to her children's library duties, she provides Early Literacy lectures to local school district, Head Starts, and other community organizations. Michelle developed the "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten" program currently being piloted in the Ceres branch library in Ceres, California. Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.