November 2018 Book List November 6th is General Election Day! Celebrate with these books... Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter An inspiring and true story of a boy who lived in a log cabin, loved to read, and eventually...
October 2018 Book ListOctober is autumn at its best! With these books you can take in the sights, sounds and smells of this transitional part of the year: Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak A young girl takes a journey through her town as she observes summer...
Book Suggestions/Parent Activity CalendarBone Soup by Cambria Evans When Finnigan the hungry skeleton comes to a new town, he realizes no one wants to share their food with him. All Finnigan wants to do is join the other creatures at the big Halloween feast. What...
Build a Community of Readers November is National Family Literacy Month and a great time to help your child develop a love of reading. Here are some ways your family can help build a community of readers, starting at home: Organize a Parent-Child Book Group. Get...
September 2018 Book Listeptember is National Library Card Sign-up Month. If you don’t have one, be sure to get a card at your local library to take advantage of books, music, programs and much more for the whole family! While you are there, check out some great reads…...
August 2018 Book List August 3 is National Watermelon Day! Celebrate this juicy fruit with these books: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli A silly crocodile loves to eat watermelon, but is very scared of swallowing a seed! What will happen if he swallows one? Will he...
Fun Ways to Engage Your Family in Bilingual and Multilingual Literacy This Summer “At least 220 languages are spoken in California, and 44% of residents speak a language other than English at home.” – The Los Angeles Times That’s just a drop in the bucket of the over...
Summer Book Suggestions A Little Book About Safety by Samantha Kurtzman-Counter and Abbie Schiller, Illustrated by Francois Grumelin-Sohn When Hugo Hippo heads out with his family to The Happy Herd Community Pool, he learns important lessons about ways to stay safe in...
Ages and Stages: Raising a Reader The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents start reading aloud to their children from birth — and with good reason: Studies show that early reading helps babies learn to speak as well as bond and interact with parents....
July 2018 Book ListSummer is here, which means beaches, swimming and a whole lot of fun in the sun! Here are a few books that celebrate the summer: Curious George Goes to the Beach by H.A. Rey Curious George has adventures at the beach with the Man with the Yellow...
