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Top 10 Reasons to Read Aloud

Welcome to World Read Aloud Day!

In honor of the big event, as well as the Share a Story, Shape a Future blog tour this week, I'd like to share my list of reasons why parents won't want to miss out on reading aloud to their children. I've written many related posts, and I will also include links for those who missed them. 

Here it is:

A Simple Tweet, Email, or Visit Can Help Save A Library

"I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out the fairy tales. And she was an actress, so she used to act out for me the different characters in all these fairy tales." ~Mike Myers

Heat Things Up with Literacy Lava 9!

The 9th issue of Literacy Lava online magazine is out! As usual, it's erupting with fantastic literacy ideas. Here are the titles of the articles:

Father's Day Read Aloud Roundup

I'll get back to children's books next week, but since Father's Day is coming up next month, I figured I'd put together my previous series of related book and other gift recommendations. Hopefully something pops out at you that might inspire your husband or father to share quality, unplugged time with his children or grandchildren! You have to catch it while you can these days, don't you?

So, here's my roundup:

Unwrapping the Final Gifts of Share a Story Literacy Blog Tour

Wow! What a week it's been. I've been quiet since Tuesday because there's so much reading to do. I hope you've been enjoying the 2011 Share a Story, Shape a Future blog literacy tour as much as I have!

My Picture Book Recipe for Raising Healthy Eaters

"Something magical began to happen among the villagers. As each person opened their heart to give, the next person gave even more. And as this happened, the soup grew richer and smelled more delicious." ~excerpt from Jon J. Muth's picture book, Stone Soup

This unique version of a classic European tale goes along nicely with this year's theme of the Share a Story, Shape a Future blog tour, which is "Unwrapping the Gift of Literacy."  

In case you're not already familiar with this story, three monks arrive in a Chinese village and find everyone keeping to themselves behind closed doors and windows. In hopes of bringing some happiness to the reclusive people, they start gathering supplies to make stone soup.

Exciting Literacy News

The Share a Story, Shape a Future blog tour is coming up next week! The theme this year is "Unwrapping the Gift of Literacy." I hope you'll join us all week for our celebration of literacy.

Please read with a child today, and every day...

Happy International Literacy Day! I hope you find some time to read with a child today and every day.

Find out more about this special day, and how you can help promote the cause, through these links:

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Connecting the Bottle Caps of Literacy ©Dawn Riccardi Morris

Literacy Lava 6 is available now! Read all about it, and download it here.

Get a sneak peek of Literacy Lava 6!

Susan Stephenson, editor of Literacy Lava online printable magazine, has put together a preview video of the 6th volume. So, please check it out to see what's erupting from the next issue!  This time, I contributed a post relating to math, literacy, buttons, and bottle caps. Please check back next week for the actual magazine. If you aren't familiar with it yet, you're in for a treat!

If you'd like to check out past issues of the magazine, you can find them all here.