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Reading is Fun Week

Let's share the fun and importance of reading with our kids!

Debbie’s Daily Dose of Food for Thought

Reading is Fundamental, also known as RIF, established Reading is Fun Week in 1979 to get parents and children excited about reading and to create life-long readers. Caroline Gordon once said, “A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.” So, let’s each hop on a carpet and go to another world. Here are five ways to participate in Reading is Fun Week.

Visit the Library

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Stop in at the or the and borrow some books! Look at books on display or talk with one of the librarians. They will help you and your children select books to suit your interests.

Read to the Children in Your Life

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Whether you read a few picture books each night or head off on a new adventure in a chapter book or novel, have fun reading together! It could turn into a wonderful habit.

Take a Look at This Book

A Family of Readers: The Book Lover’s Guide to Children’s and Young Adult Literature is a recent release that highlights engaging books for children of all ages. This is an excellent resource!

Check out Anita Silvey’s Children’s Book a Day Almanac

For book suggestions and stories behind the stories, don’t miss Anita’s daily posts. This is a sure way to learn something new everyday.

Start a “Books I’ve Read” Journal

Help your child create a diary of the books they have read. Include the title of the book, author, illustrator, kind of book, and the date read. Ambitious readers can add a line or two about the book and how they liked it.

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