Ahh-- the official start of Summer is almost here-- but for most kids-- School is out--and that means Summer is already underway. One of my most favorite Summer pastimes is reading. It's a hobby I started as a young girl through our local library reading program. It was a treat! The day school ended Mom would swing by the local library and I'd sign up and check out book after book for those lazy, hazy days of summer.
The Tulsa City-County Library has such a program. It's free and open to kids from now through August 11th. Child readers earn coupons for free admission to places like the Tulsa Zoo, and the Oklahoma Aquarium for the books they read. Super readers can even earn medals. It's easy to enroll. Just visit your local library ( you were going there anyway, right?) and be sure to pick up a summer reading log. Your local librarian will fill you in on the rest. Oh-- and while you're there, be sure to pick up a Channel 2 coloring book (it's free, and you never have to return it).
The library features lots of selections, but each week, I will be blogging right here about my favorite children's book of the week. You probably shouldn't be surprised to hear that most will have to do with the WEATHER!!! I’d like to invite the kiddoes who read these books to blog along with mom and dad and let me know what you think of these silly stories, and ask weather questions. I'm always looking for more suggestions too!
So, without further ado…
( Drum roll, please)….
My First Book is….
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" by, Judi Barrett ( ages 4-8)
(This is my favorite to take to classrooms around the area!!!)
What it's about:
WHAT IF… It didn’t rain rain… or snow snow… but instead, when the skies opened up, it rained things like hamburgers and hot dogs, and mashed potatoes? This delicious tale takes you to the far away land of Chewandswallow, and will leave you hungry for more.
It's also a great book to talk about rain, what rain is, and why those rainy days are so important to us.
Read it, snap a picture, send it to me, and let me know what you think.
Happy Reading!!!!
Julie