Book of the Week

Reading to children is incredibly important for their development, and has a wide range of benefits. Here are some of the key reasons why reading to children is so crucial:

1. Language development: Reading to children from a young age helps to develop their language skills, including vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure. It also helps children to develop a love of language and storytelling.
2. Cognitive development: Reading to children helps to build their cognitive skills, including memory, concentration, and critical thinking. It can also help with problem-solving and decision-making.
3. Social-emotional development: Reading to children helps to develop their social-emotional skills, including empathy, understanding, and compassion. It can also help with emotional regulation, communication, and self-expression.
4. Improved academic performance: Children who are read to regularly tend to perform better academically, especially in areas such as reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language development.
5. Bonding and relationship building: Reading to children provides an opportunity for parents or caregivers to bond with the child, and to develop a positive and nurturing relationship. This can have long-lasting benefits for both the child and the adult.

Reading to children is an essential activity that can help to support their development in many important ways. By exposing children to language, stories, and a love of reading from a young age, parents and caregivers can help to set children up for success in all areas of their lives.

Week of August 13-19

Tony Baloney School Rules is a cute book about Tony Baloney and his first day of school.

Week of August 6-12

Saturday is a great book about cherishing time with family and how things don’t always go right.

Week of July 30-August 5

Meet a Bus Driver is a cute book that teaches us a little more about what a bus driver does!

Week of July 23-29

Leave Me Alone! is a cute story about a little old woman who wants to get a job done.

Week of July 16-22

Farley Follows His Nose follows Farley on his fun adventure between baths!

Week of July 9-15

Serious Farm is a cute book about a very serious farmer and how that impacts his farm.

Week of July 2-8

The Princess and the Pit Stop is a cute story about car racing!

Week of June 25 – July 1

Just Go to Bed is a book about a normal bedtime!

Week of June 18-24

Mira wants to be like her mom, but learns she can’t do what her mom does. In Mira Forecasts the Future, Mira learns to use her own strengths to do big things!!

Week of June 11-17

Seven Scary Monsters is a cute book about how to get rid of some monsters!

Week of June 4 – 10

Invasion of the Unicorns is a cute alien story about a spy that has been sent to determine if they should invade. 

Week of May 28 – June 3

Kid Sheriff and the Terrible is a cute story about a clever sheriff and not so clever outlaws!

Week of May 21-27

The Very Worst Monster is a cute story about new siblings and monsters!

Week of May 14-20

The Baby Changing Station is a very interesting book about what you might get to choose if the baby changing station were magical too!

Week of May 7-13

The Big Slide is a cute story about overcoming our fears!!!

Week of May 1-6

Big Brothers Don’t Take Naps is a cute story introducing what big brothers do!!

Week of April 23-30

Princess Pigsty is a story of a princess that isn’t as clean as you’d imagine!

Week of April 16-22

Oliver’s Tree is a cute story about looking for a tree! Check it out!

Week of April 9-15

Emergency Monster Squad is a cute book that really plays on monsters helping to their strengths!

Week of April 2-8

A Very Witchy Spelling Bee is a cute book about a spelling bee!

Week of March 26-April

The Highest Number in the World is a cute book about hockey!

Week of March 19-25

The Obstinate Pen is a humorous book about a pen with a mind of its own.

Week of March 12-18

Pete the Cat The Great Leprechaun Chase is a cute story about trying to catch a leprechaun!

Week of March 5-11

Bedtime Is Canceled is a great book that explores what might happen if bedtime is canceled!

Week of February 26-March 4

The Magician’s Hat is a wonderful book about how books can inspire us to find our dreams and create dreams we didn’t know we had.

Week of February 19-25

The Camping Trip is a cute book about a little girl’s first camping trip.

Week of February 12-18

This story is very interesting and teaches about how marriage worked for slaves.

Week of February 5-11

This story is by far one of the best stories about starting a new business and playing to your strengths! 🙂

Week of January 29 – February 4

Mary Had a Little Glam is such a cute story. I loved how influential Mary was. Premieres February 3, 2023.

Week of January 22-28

The Runaway Rice Cake is a cute spin on the Gingerbread Man Story. I truly loved it!

Week of January 15-21

This story about robots is definitely a must read! So adorable!

Week of January 8-14

The Perfect Nest is a story that focuses on how sometimes what we think we want isn’t quite what we want after all. It is quite the adventure!

Week of January 1-7

This book is so cute and gives us an opportunity to think about what would happen if there were multiple copies of us!

Week of December 25-31

I love this book. It’s so cute and really shows how when we are flexible in our celebrations, everyone can enjoy.

Week of December 18-24

This is a cute story about how even Santa can get sad sometimes.

Week of December 11-17

A cute tale of how Santa’s cookies were needed to save Christmas.