Go ahead! Turn off your TV, your computer, your cell phone, your games, your radio, and your music! Find a comfy place to sit, and READ TO YOUR CHILDREN! El Dia de los Ninos/El Dia de los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day) is coming on April 30. This is the date that the Association for Library Service to Children has chosen to celebrate the importance of books and reading in the lives of children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
You can start reading to your child as soon as he or she is born. It's best if you can choose a regular time each day, such as after dinner or at bedtime. Every night, you and your children can look forward to sharing a new book or an old favorite. Whoops! Maybe you don't know what to read, or how to keep your child's attention. Your children's librians can help. Just visit the Youth Services Desk for great tips on reading aloud to your family and suggestions for books that will interest infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children, 'tweens, and teens. (Here's a hint for sharing a book with a child who already knows how to read: Why don't you read one page, have your child read the next one, and keep on going until the book is finished.)
You can start reading to your child as soon as he or she is born. It's best if you can choose a regular time each day, such as after dinner or at bedtime. Every night, you and your children can look forward to sharing a new book or an old favorite. Whoops! Maybe you don't know what to read, or how to keep your child's attention. Your children's librians can help. Just visit the Youth Services Desk for great tips on reading aloud to your family and suggestions for books that will interest infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children, 'tweens, and teens. (Here's a hint for sharing a book with a child who already knows how to read: Why don't you read one page, have your child read the next one, and keep on going until the book is finished.)
In honor of Children's Day/Book Day, Ballet Folklorico will present a special family program on Wednesday, April 30, at 7 p.m., in the Redwood Room. Admission will be on a first come, first served basis, as space and safety regulations permit. Please plan to arrive in plenty of time to secure parking. Latecomers will not be admitted.
posted by jtb
