New Picture Books
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Wildspeak
Wildspeak
My Dad and the Fart That Shook the World
My Dad and the Fart That Shook the World
Waddle Like A Duck!
Waddle Like A Duck!
Pizza Saves the Day
Pizza Saves the Day
Indoor Twin
Indoor Twin
For the Birds
For the Birds
Heartman
Heartman
Gunnar the Viking's Great Pizza Adventure
Gunnar the Viking's Great Pizza Adventure
The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story
The Whale's Tale and the Otter's Side of the Story
102
102
Did your Mother Ever Tell You?
Did your Mother Ever Tell You?
The Art of How Dogs Sleep
The Art of How Dogs Sleep
Gigantic
Gigantic
Plenty of Pancakes
Plenty of Pancakes
The Lost Robot
The Lost Robot
Even Steven
Even Steven
When the Sun Goes Down
When the Sun Goes Down
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Early Literacy
Get tips on helping young kids learn to read.
Storytimes
MCPL branches offer storytimes for a variety of ages to help with the building blocks of early literacy.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Join this free program with the goal of reading your child 1000 books before kindergarten.
Online Resources
Early Learning by World Book
Learn new things with stories, games, and more!Early Learning by World Book Tutorials
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About Grow A Reader
Learn early literacy tips to help you grow a reader!
Get Every Child Ready to Read!
- Narrative Skills: Encourage your child to describe things and events in books. Help them to pretend and be a storyteller.
- Letter Knowledge: Show your child that letters are different from each other, they have different names and sounds.
- Print Awareness: Help your child to notice print everywhere. Help them to hold a book, turn pages, and follow the words on a page.
- Vocabulary: Teach your child the specific names of things. What kind of vegetable, what kind of dog, what kind of flower, etc.
- Print Motivation: Find books with pictures and words that appeal to your child. Pictures with children, moveable, texture, bright colors, etc.
- Phonological Awareness: Help your child hear the smaller sounds in words. Through songs, rhymes, and games, help them break down the words.
This information is from a joint project of the American Library Association and the Public Library Association. For more information, visit Every Child Ready to Read.
