Tips for Summer Reading

This is a wonderful site that provides tips for summer reading success, as well as several links that provide some great booklists.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/sumreading/main.html

Have you tried a Playaway?

What are Playaways?
Playaways are the simplest way to listen to an audio book!
The Playaway device come preloaded with one book and two AAA batteries to play.
Simply plug in earphones and enjoy!
Playaways allow bookmark insertions, remember when you stopped listening, and adjust the speed of the narrator's voice. Playaways work with most headphones, speakers or car adapters.

The following Children's Playaways are currently available at Twinsburg Public Library:

Island of the Blue Dolphins
by: Scott O'Dell

The Ugly Duckling and Other Stories
by: H.C. Anderson

The Jungle Book
by: Rudyard Kipling

Winnie-the-Pooh
by: A.A. Milne

Heidi
by:Johanna Spyri

Number the Stars
by: Lois Lowry

A Wrinkle in Time
by: Madeline L'Engle

Charlotte's Web
by: E.B. White

The Wizard of Oz
by:L.Frank Baum

The Secret Garden
by: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Peter Pan
by: J.M. Barrie

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by: Roald Dahl

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
by: C.S. Lewis

Great Early Literacy Websites

Check out these fun websites that promote early literacy!

This is a wonderful site to share with little ones. It is very simplistic-making it easy to concentrate on the content.
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/index.html

This is one of my favorites.
http://raisingchildren.net.au/baby_karaoke/baby_karaoke_landing.html

A fun and interactive site from The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp

This page provides helpful answers about early literacy.
http://www.readingrockets.org/helping/questions/earlylit

Camp Read-A-Lot at TPL

This summer children of all ages are invited to join in the fun at Camp Read-A-Lot! The Summer Reading Club Kickoff will be on Sunday, June 3. This is the first day that kids can sign up to participate in the club. As children read (or listen) to library books, they are eligible to earn lots of great prizes!