The ILKIS team was thrilled to be asked to attend the “Read Across Ridgewood” event last week to help enroll children in Imagination Library. The event was part of the local elementary school’s celebration of Read Across America week. Although the elementary students already aged out of Imagination Library, the goal was to share information … Read more
Many children are able to read, but they are not choosing to read books. Books are an important source of learning and irreplaceable tool in language and literacy development. Most adults can read, but many admit to not reading a book in the past year. Kids who do not read are likely to become adults … Read more
Dolly Parton visited Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to celebrate a huge milestone for her literacy program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The singer dedicated Imagination Library’s 100 millionth book to the Library of Congress. She read her story “Coat of Many Colors” to a group of young children, breaking into song at the end. This dedication … Read more
Is your child almost five? He or she probably received “As an Oak Tree Grows” by G. Brian Karas in the mail this month! This picture book shows two hundred years of events from the perspective of an oak tree, showing how much the world can change from a single point. This book begins in … Read more
If your child was born in 2017, they may have received “Night-Night, Forest Friends” by Annie Bach this month. This book is made of thick cardboard, so do not be scared to let your baby hold and play with it – that’s how they learn to start handling books! Try reading this book at bed … Read more
This month our child born in 2015 opened the mailbox to find “Max and the Tag-Along Moon” by Floyd Cooper. Was your child excited to see this book in the mail addressed to them? Check out this story time read-a-loud: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOmedhDZx24] Don’t forget! This book has a flap on the back cover with activity … Read more