Thursday, October 7, 2010

Read a book/give a book

If you read Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day today to a small child today, Jumpstart's Read for the Record will donate a copy of that book to a child in need.  Register at http://www.wegivebooks.org/.  An easy way to share the joy of books!

My 4 yr brought home a copy of the book today because her teacher read the book to her class. Although my kids who lived through our North-of-Chicago years can picture what this kind of snow is like, my Southern Belle can only get a taste of the stuff from books like this, a gentle introduction to winter.

1 comment:

Melanie Bettinelli said...

That's been a favorite with all of my toddlers. A most requested book when they are at the stage when they still can't ask for books by name. Why? Because when I get to the page where the snow falls on top of Peter's head, I always plop my hand onto the top of said toddler's head. It makes them laugh. They love it and ask for the book by patting their heads.

Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.
-Lemony Snicket