I was introduced to a new children’s reading program with New York Times best-selling author, Laura Numeroff of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Laura has partnered with Sleepy’s and First Book, a non-profit organization working to provide new books to children in need, to promote family bedtime reading. Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes per night with your child can improve child literacy by 10 whole school days per year. We don’t read to our children at night but this initiative has inspired me to make doubly sure that I read to my children for at least 20 minutes a day. We’ve been reading Dr. Seuss and our reader books that we have. It’s been great for all of use and a good time for me to unplug completely.
There are two days left for Live Story time with Laura. Laura will be conducting in-store readings and signing complimentary copies of her latest book, The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza.
Here is the pledge:
Laura would also like to encourage parents to make a pledge to read to their children at least 20 minutes per night. Each pledge will support Sleepy’s corporate contribution to First Book to provide new books to families in need so more children have access to read. Parents can take the pledge at http://www.sleepysbedtimestories.com and enter for a chance to win lunch with Laura Numeroff in New York City
I’m giving away one copy of her new book: Jellybeans and the big book Bonanza.
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Right now the grandsons like a numbers book with animal pictures in it an Doras Birthday surprize book,ive read these 2 books over an over again
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We read alot of Dr. Seuss books.
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My daughter and I read a lot of Junie B. Jones and Amelia Bedelia books. We have a lot of fun with them. Thank you for the giveaway.
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My son is a dinosaur fanatic, so we read a lot of dinosaur books right now. As for my daughter, she likes Fancy Nancy!
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Right now hubby has been reading The Sorcerer’s Stone everynight to our daughters. They love it.
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I read many books with my daughter right now it is Fancy Nancy but we also have Laura’s books “If you take a pig to a party”, “if you give a mouse a cookie” and “if you give a cat a cupcake” and they are wonderful books. We switch off every night reading a different book.
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Well we have read laura’s books numerous times. we also read dr. seuss, the bernstein bears and alot of dora books!
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right now we are enjoying/rereading about 12 different thomas and friends adventures/stories
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3 books a night – and Laura Numreoff’s are quite popular at our house!
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We read lots of childrens’ books. Some favorites are Llama Llama Red Pajamas and an oldie, Pickle Things.
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I read dr. suess