Happy New Year! Activities for Kids

Red Ted Art's Blog has a bunch of great, easy New Year's crafts for kids to work on today for New Year's parties.

You could blow up a bunch of balloons and hang them up in a stuffed toy netting and release them when the New Year's ball drops (which in our house was usually much earlier than midnight!). Or try this craft to make Christmas crackers, which releases confetti and small toys (just wrap some toys you have at home already): Christmas crackers

And finally, here's a fun song to sing to ring in the New Year with your kids:

Ring The Bells (Sung to Row Row Row Your Boat)(Give each child a set of bells)

Ring ring ring the bells

Ring them loud and clear

Let's tell everyone around

That the New Year is here!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 FROM THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT AT MASSILLON PUBLIC LIBRARY!

Merry Christmas from the Massillon Public Library!

This tree was spotted at the library at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN.

Need some Holiday reading?

Only one more week until Christmas! For parents that will seem like a short time to get everything done. But for children, it will seem like forever. If you have someone at home that is having trouble waiting for Santa to arrive, you might try reading Llama Llama, Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney to them. I'll bet you can relate!

"If there's one thing Llama Llama doesn't like, it's waiting. He and Mama Llama rush around, shopping for presents, baking cookies, decorating the tree....but how long is it until Christmas? Will it ever come?"

Wegivebooks.org is offering some Christmas book titles (and other snowy titles) to read online free right now. And if you're looking for another holiday classic, here's Frosty the Snowman. The website says for ages 0-3, but this classic is for all ages, really.

Fair warning though: You will need to have Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer or tablet to read these stories.

And if your children enjoy reading books online, don't forget---The Massillon Public Library website has plenty of books, videos, and puzzles/games on our Tumblebooks page. We received this Tumblebooks subscription thanks to a generous donation from the Mel Herncane family. We hope you'll take advantage of it!

It even lists the Accelerated Reader points that students can earn by reading these books.

Excited for Christmas yet? Here's a great story to get you in the mood: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Merry Reading!

Got Milk?

 

We are looking for CLEAN, empty gallon or half gallon milk jugs (clear or white only) to build our igloo for the Holiday Open House on November 17. If you have containers you could donate, please bring them to the Children's Department.

For more information, contact the Children's Department at 330.832.5037.

Thank you!

 

What I did this summer...

Here's a great story from our Children's Services manager about Massillon Public Library out in the community this summer:

Over the 13 weeks of vacation from school, your Library presented 28 sessions to 376 kids at the Massillon Boys & Girls Club! In order to provide a bit more structure for kids in grades 5-8, the Club had asked us to present programs for its members, so we took our show on the road to present hour-long programs on topics including origami, Crazy Concoctions (making flubber and sidewalk chalk),Titanic, art, make-your-own soap, countries, bugs, African-American Local Heroes & Heroines, poetry, duct tape crafts, Super Snacks, “It’s Disgusting & We Ate It!” and more. Thanks to presenters: the Cultural Diversity Committee (especially Pat Beane), staffers Diane Brant, Laura Klein and Angel Vaughn, and volunteers Kathy Jevec, Perry Ballinger and Marcie Waltz.

The Club has an average attendance of about 157 students a day (grades K-12) during summer, and they were not able to provide much structured programming for the children in grades 5-8. The children who attend the Club on a daily basis are not usually able to visit the library on their own or with family, so they are a great new audience for our presentations and to introduce to the library.

Many of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch and are in need of stimulating projects that will encourage them to read. The Club charges only $10 a year for kids to attend every day after school and all day during summer and includes a daily meal. The Boys & Girls Club is a worthy organization and its members greatly benefit from the library’s involvement. We were happy to partner with them in this service.

What's happening in Preschool Storytime the week of September 24?

Anyone who has lived or worked with preschoolers knows that they love to ask questions! This week at storytime we'll feature books and rhymes that ask questions too! There are a lot of stories with questions in the titles, but here are a few that we will share in storytime:

Guess What? by Guido Van Genechten is a cute and very short lift-the-flap book that lets the children look at a picture of yarn or a branch and try to guess what animal it looks like (under the flap). We'll see if we can use our imaginations to figure it out!

In Who Will Tuck Me in Tonight? by Carol Roth, poor Woolly the lamb is ready for bed, but his mother is nowhere to be found. As he worries who will tuck him in, each animal mama in the barnyard steps up to help give him what he needs: swaddling too tight, bedtime licks, messy, stinky piggy snacks? None of it is as good as mama's bedtime routine. Will she make it home in time?

In the chant story, Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass & Philemon Sturges, our storytime audience will get a chance to act out the story, wearing different animal hats. I won't give away the answer to "who took the cookies from the cookie jar?" except to say that it's someone you shouldn't invite to a picnic!

Looking for a fun rhyme to get kids moving? (See, there's another question for you!)

Knock, knock, who’s there?

(pretend to knock, shrug)

Two little feet that go tap, tap.

(hold up fingers and tap feet)

Knock knock, who’s there?

Two little knees that go slap, slap.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

Two little hips that go wiggle, wiggle.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

One little tummy that goes jiggle, jiggle.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

Two little arms that go flap, flap.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

Two little hands that go clap, clap.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

Two Little eyes that go blink, blink.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

One little head that goes think, think.

Knock, knock, who’s there?

Open the door and see (open door).

Knock, knock, who’s there?

It’s every part of me.

(wiggle whole body).

Will we see you in storytime this week??

What Happened in Preschool Storytimes the week of September 17?

What happened in storytime for the week of September 17?

Outside, the temperature is getting cooler. It's "good football weather" as I like to say, meaning here in Ohio we're getting out cozy sweatshirts, making bonfires, enjoying hayrides and picking out pumpkins, and watching football--especially here in Massillon!

This week in Storytime at MPL, we celebrated the beginning of autumn with the theme: "Fall Stories." Autumn continues to offer a special opportunity to read some very simple stories that emphasize the colors, sounds, and smells of the season. We read stories about fall leaves, apple picking, and scarecrows.

This week we read Leaves by David Ezra Stein, Sneeze Big Bear, Sneeze! by Maureen Wright, An Apple Pie for Dinner by Susan VanHecke, and The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown.

How about a fingerplay about apples?

Way up high in the apple tree (point up),

Two red apples smiled at me (smile).

So I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake).

Down came the apples,

And hmmm....were they good! (rub tummy)

Looking forward to seeing you all next week at storytime! Enjoy the fall season!

Read, Read, Read!

As I was looking for handouts for our storytime parents this week, I came across a letter to parents with some great suggestions on how you can help your child at home with prereading skills. The best way, of course, to help your child learn to read is to read, read, read with them!

Here are a few other suggestions:

1. Let your child see you read by reading in front of them often. Not just books, but let them know you're reading street signs or signs in the grocery store. Read a recipe out loud as you're cooking together. Show them the importance of reading and how much fun it is for you too.
2. Set aside a special time each day to read with your child(ren). Bedtime is nice, but what about when they first get up and are still sleepy? (That's when I like to read!) I used to read board books with my children when they were eating a snack in their high chair because I knew I had their attention for a little bit--as long as the Cheerios hold out!
3. When you read to them, point your finger under words as you read them. It helps kids make the connection that the lines on the paper are the words you're saying.
4. Ask questions about the story or what's on the page as you're reading a book. "What do you think will happen next?" "Who is this?" It can be done in a fun way!
5. Set out a basket of books at home or give kids their own book shelf to fill with books to read. Or maybe a backpack with books that you can keep in the car to look at while you're driving.
6. Here's my favorite: "Take your child to the library." Sign them up for a library card and let them pick out some favorites to take home and read with you!

What's Happening at Preschool Storytime this week?

Today begins our new Fall session of Children's Storytimes! We're looking forward to seeing all the children and their families singing and dancing in our auditorium!

Tonight we have Family Storytime from 7-7:30 pm with Mrs. Brant. This is open to all ages so that our families can enjoy some time together listening to stories and learning new songs. Then on Wednesday morning our 2 and 3 yr olds and their caregivers will join Ms. Adams for Tot and Toddlers from 10:15-10:45 am and 11:15-11:45 am.

On Thursday mornings, we have a storytime just right for the littlest babies (0-23 months) with Mrs. Haney in Tyke Tales from 10:15-10:45 am. And at 11:15-11:45 am Mrs. Haney will read stories to the 4 and 5 yr olds (not yet in Kindergarten).

There is still time to sign your child or family up for our Fall Storytime sessions by calling the Children's Department at 330-832-5037 or stopping in the library.

So what's happening in our Preschool Storytimes the week of September 10?

Even though it's gotten a little chillier, we're not quite ready to give up warm summer days at the beach. Our "At the Sea" storytime this week will include tales and songs about ocean animals, pirates, and having fun at the beach.

In Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway, Fidgety Fish's mom gets tired of his restless energy and sends him out in the ocean to swim until he's tired. He meets lots of other ocean animals until he runs into Big Fish and a lot of trouble!

"I Spy with my little eye"---lots of sea creatures in this interactive counting book. We'll read I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs and try to guess which animal is peeking through on the next page.

And in a twist on the classic "Three Little Pigs" story, we'll hear Ken Geist's The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark. In this story the three fish made their houses out of seaweed, sand, and a wooden ship. Guess which house held up against the Big Bad Shark?

Hope to see you at story time!

Learn a new language on the library's website

Massillon Public Library Children’s Department is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity temporarily available on the library’s website. MUZZY, the "see and say, listen and learn" foreign language program for children can be accessed by patrons for the next 30 days courtesy of publisher Early Advantage.

UPDATE: Massillon Public Library is now ordering a subscription to MUZZY so that you will be able to use it via our website (massillonlibrary.org) for one year! Just go to our  Children's page on MPL's website and click on MUZZY online to get started learning.

 

The acclaimed MUZZY language learning courses created by the British Broadcasting Corporation target every child's "window of opportunity" years to learn a second or even a third language. The loveable fuzzy green extraterrestrial Muzzy and his fun friends will guide your child on the journey to learning a new language naturally and without effort.

The BBC's reputation as a teacher of languages is unparalleled, and their reach is substantial. MUZZY is the most popular language learning program ever created for children. MUZZY has been used in national curriculum (for example, in Canada and France), in progressive public and private schools from Thailand to Turkey and in homes from the U.S. and U.K. to Mexico and China.

Constantly evolving, the MUZZY Language Course offerings have grown to include eight world languages, classroom materials, books, toys and more. Now, with MUZZY Online, children can have immediate access to the same award-winning content and a new, fun format available exclusively through Early Advantage. Play interactive games and activities and watch the Muzzy story in English, French, Italian, German or Spanish. For immersion learning, watch the Muzzy story in Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese or Russian. Choose your language, then click on “Movie Time with Muzzy” to learn Muzzy’s story.

Over the years, MUZZY has become an internationally recognized program and has won numerous awards, such as:

Parents Choice Gold Award

iParenting Media Award

American Association of Teachers of German

English Speaking Union Award

Let us know if you and your children have used this program and how you liked it! Email us at mailto:mlibrary-web@usa.net or leave a comment.

Story Time

The Massillon Public Library's Story Times include a variety of books, storytelling, rhymes, fingerplays, songs and movement activities. We provide informational handouts to encourage parents and caregivers to continue Story Time activities at home. This helps to reinforce early literacy skills. Each week, a take-home craft further reinforces the ideas learned or discussed in Story Time and also provides fun and creativity. In order for us to prepare materials, we require that you pre-register for Story Times. We hold sessions that are approximately six weeks long, beginning in early January, late February, early September and late October.

Family Story Time (all ages) with Mrs. Brant is on Mondays from 7-7:30 pm.

Tots and Toddlers Story Time (2's and 3's) with Ms. Adams is on Wednesdays from 10:15-10:45 AND 11:15-11:45 am.

 

Tyke Tales Story Time (0-23 months) with Mrs. Haney is on Thursdays from 10:15-10:35 am.

 

Preschool Story Time (4 & 5, not yet in K) with Mrs. Haney is on Thursdays from 11:15-11:45 am.

 

Watch for other special events throughout the year!

TumbleBookCloud

The creators of Tumblebooks, which feature mainly picture books, have also created TumbleBookCloud, featuring elementary, middle school and young adult titles, as well as classics and graphic novels. They also have e-books, audio books, and videos.

We have trial access to TumbleBookCloud for the summer. To try Tumblereadables, follow these steps:

- Go to: http://www.tumblebookcloud.com/

- Log in with username: tumble123 and password: login
- Look around, play and read!

Those of you who are reading to earn Accelerated Reading points for school will be happy to know that each book lists the grade level and AR points in its description.

Don't forget too---Tumblebooks are also available for viewing on the iPad!


Check out the first batch of iPad-compatible TumbleBooks by signing into TumbleBookLibrary on your iPad and going to the Story Books section. Just below the "Story Books" heading, there is a link called "Click here for iPad-compatible titles". Click on this link, and the iPad books will be sorted for you. Next, simply click on the "iPad" button to launch the book of your choice. The book will appear in a small window at first. Click on the "full screen" button to expand it.


If you use it, let us know how you like it! Send us your thoughts via email: mlibrary-web@usa.net or leave a comment here. Happy reading!

CRYPTOZOOLOGY

MASSILLON PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS

“CRYPTOZOOLOGY”

PRESENTED BY THE MASSILLON MUSEUM

On Thursday, August 2, at 2:00 p.m., the Massillon Public Library Children’s Department presents “Cryptozoology,” for children in grades K-6. Guest presenter, Jill Malusky of the Massillon Museum, will introduce children to the world’s most popular mythical animals.

 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Children attending this program will learn about Cryptozoology which, from the Greek, means “the study of hidden animals,” or the search for animals whose existence has never been proven. This study includes looking for living examples of animals that are considered extinct, such as dinosaurs, or animals whose existence lacks physical evidence, but which appear in myths and legends.

2. While exploring this science (or pseudoscience), children will examine examples of “cryptids” like Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster. They will even make their own monster tracks to take home!

3. Presenting an opportunity for children to view unusual objects in a unique way, this program allows children to catch the mood prevalent in the Massillon Museum’s current exhibit, “The Odditorium.”

Children will revel in the knowledge this program offers—hovering somewhere between intrigue and education!

INFO: No registration is required for this free program; however, space is limited and children will be admitted on a first come, first served basis. For more information, please call the Massillon Public Library Children’s Department 330.832.5037 or log onto the library’s website: www.massillonlibrary.org.

The Massillon Public Library Auditorium is located at 208 Lincoln Way East. Free parking is available directly across Second Street from the library’s ground-level entrance, which is handicapped accessible.

If all of that sounds fascinating to you, check out some of our library books on this subject:

 

Monster Hunt: Exploring Mysterious Creatures

by Jim Arnosky. Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423130284.

Find this book in our catalog: http://ds1.starklibrary.org/search~S25?/tmonster+hunt%3A+explorign/tmonster+hunt+explorign/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tmonster+hunt+exploring+mysterious+creatures&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=-

 

"Arnosky, beloved by children and teachers for his friendly nature hikes in book form, presents real monsters of the past and gigantic prehistoric animals that have survived to the present; tells stories of mythical monsters, such as dragons and the kraken; and invites readers to join him in wondering what else could be out there. Illustrations. Legendary creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster hold endless fascination for people around the globe. Do these creatures really exist? Countless eyewitnesses say yes, and scientists are discovering new animal species every year, so perhaps it isn't impossible. But how would such large animals survive? Where would they live, and what would they eat?"

Bigfoot Caught on Film: And Other Monster Sightings!

by Michael Teitelbaum. Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780531175316.

 

Find this book in our catalog: http://ds1.starklibrary.org/search/?searchtype=t&SORT=D&searcharg=bigfoot+caught+on+film&searchscope=25

"Forget about blood, bones, and corpses! There's no telling what you'll uncover if you dare to investigate some of the world's most fascinating unsolved mysteries - from Bigfoot to lost civilizations to UFOs and more!"

 

Artful Living Program is now on Facebook

The Artful Living Program is now on Facebook! You can "like" their page by typing in "The Artful Living Program" in the search box at the top of your Facebook page or by following this link: The Artful Living Program sponsored by the Massillon Museum.

 

Have you heard about The Artful Living Program yet? The Massillon Public Library's Children's Department is involved in an interesting outreach program once a week. Every Wednesday we visit the preschool classes in Franklin Elementary to provide a literature lesson, also known as "story time."

The Artful Living Program believes that fine arts immersion enhances creativity, increases academic performance, and stimulates leadership characteristics. You can read more about it  on the Massillon Museum's website here: Artful Living Program.

The Artful Living Program (a collaboration of Massillon Public Library, the Massillon Museum, Canton Symphony, Ananda Center, Massillon City Schools, and Ashland University) was initiated in one preschool classroom at Franklin School in December 2008 and has now grown to EIGHT classes. A provider from each of the first four groups listed visits classes one day per week to present programs that support the preschool's curriculum.  A Massillon Public Library's Children's Programming Specialist prepares stories, songs, and fingerplays that tie in with the topics that are being currently taught in the preschool. Once a year in December, the preschoolers take a field trip to the library to see our Children's Department Christmas puppet show. Of course, we often see these preschoolers bring in their families throughout the year to use the library, and it's nice to see them showing their parents the books that they've read in Artful Living!

A few weeks ago, Franklin Preschool invited all their preschool dads, grandpas, and special friends to an early Father's Day program held in the school gym. After showing the dads their favorite songs and hearing a couple stories about dads, we were able to talk 10 dads into dressing up and helping me retell the story, Dr. Jean's "My Mother is a Baker."  The kids loved seeing their dads dressed as dogs, cats, a cowboy, a baby, and more. Tom Roehlig, one of the preschool dads, is pictured below as a cat.

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The second part of The Artful Living Program is a Family Component. The evening Family sessions meet at locations in Massillon, such as the Salvation Army. Currently 36 parents and children attend. After a meal, the kids play games while the parents can participate in educational sessions. One month the families took home a packet of family games to share, while another month they received art books and the children got their own hardback book chosen by the library.

 

The best part of Artful Living each week is hearing what the children have to say. One day, after finishing a literature lesson, one little boy smiled big and said, "You know what? You're awesome!" So are the kids!

Artful Living Program weekly in-class lessons are currently funded through a yearly grant from the PNC Foundation and the Marsha Holden Jennings Foundation. The Family component is funded by an Aultman Foundation grant. We are grateful for the opportunities they have provided for us to bring the arts to Massillon preschoolers.

Parent Tip: Musical Egg Shakers

Wait! The candy may be long gone, don't throw away all those plastic Easter eggs that are in your basket. Upcycle them into musical egg shakers! They fit perfectly into small hands and kids love to make music with them.





It's easy to make: take a plastic egg and fill one half with rice or beans. Using a glue gun, pipe a line of glue along the inside edge of the egg and another line of glue along the outside of the egg where the two halves meet. Then close the egg tightly. We use a little colorful duct tape to seal the eggs together and make sure they are safe from choking hazards.

We often use musical egg shakers in our storytimes here. You and your children can sing some of their favorite storytime songs while using their egg shakers. Here's a few of our favorite songs to use with egg shakers:

"Egg Shaker Song" (got this from librarian Gailene Hooper)

A-Shake shake shake, A-Shake shake shake, (shake eggs)

A-Shake shake shake shake --- STOP! (freeze)

If you have a pink egg, shake your egg, shake your egg

If you have a pink egg, shake your egg (repeat with different colors)

Eeybody shake your egg. Shake, shake, shake your egg. Everybody shake your egg.

Shake, shake, shake your egg

Shake, shake, shake, shake,

shake, shake, shake, shake

Shake your egg, shake your egg!

"Popcorn" from Barenaked Ladies Snack Time cd (which has a lot of great kids' songs on it!):

          Mama put the popcorn kernels in the pot.

          She turned up the heat, now the pot is getting hot.

          And then those popcorn kernels start to pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.....POPCORN!

         (Shake slowly to start and then a little bit faster and faster as the popcorn pops)

"Milkshake Song" from the Songs for Wiggleworms cd by Old Town School of Folk Music:
(This is a very popular one with my storytime kids. They love being "stirred" up as they bounce around after we pretend to turn on the blender.)

You take a little milk…Pour some milk.

(Pretend to pour milk)

And you take a little cream…Pour some cream.

(Pretend to pour cream)

You stir it all up.

(make a stirring motion)

You shake it and you’ll sing.

(shake egg lightly)

ONE TWO THREE FOUR

Milkshake, milkshake, shake it up, shake it up.

Milkshake, milkshake, shake it all up!

Repeat last two lines

(Shake eggs for “milkshake”)

"Shake Your Sillies Out" from Raffi's More Singable Songs cd:

Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out (shake egg along to the music)

Shake, shake, shake my sillies out

Shake, shake, shake, shake my sillies out

And wiggle my waggles away.

Gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out...

Gotta yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out... (slower pace)

Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out...  (faster pace)

So finish up that Easter candy and get shaking with your little ones!

       

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

READ ACROSS AMERICA

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child."

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday on Friday, March 2nd, our library wants to get the word out about the importance of children's literacy! The National Education Association (NEA) is holding a "Read Across America" day on March 2nd to encourage readers, young and old, to celebrate reading.

"Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school." (from http://www.nea.org)

If you plan to read with your own children, or at school or your library, you can sign the pledge form here: Read Across America. You can also get some good ideas of what other schools and libraries will be doing that day.

Read Across America is only one special day,

But you can join in whenever you may.

On Windsday or Funday or even on Glumday.

Come on--join in the fun!

'Cause you're never too old and you're never too young.

You're never too serious, too wacky, too wild,

To pick up a book and read with a child!



Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel 1904-1991)! Have a piece of cake in his honor----or maybe some GREEN EGGS AND HAM?

Take the Reader's Oath!

I promise to read

Each day and each night.

I know it's the key

To growing up right.

I'll read to myself,

I'll read to a crowd.

It makes no difference

If silent or loud.

I'll read at my desk,

At home and at school,

On my bean bag or bed,

By the fire or pool.

Each book that I read

Puts smarts in my head,

'Cause brains grow more thoughts

The more they are fed.

So I take this oath

To make reading my way

Of feeding my brain

What it needs every day.

From the National Education Association's Read Across America.

Words by Debra Angstead, Missouri-NEA. http://www.nea.org/readacross 

Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax"

While you're waiting to see the new movie, "The Lorax," based on the Dr. Seuss book, you might want to check out these cool websites: The Lorax Project, which has lots of games and activities for kids, and The Lorax movie, which is the official movie website. The movie will be out in theaters tomorrow, Friday, March 2nd, which is also Dr. Seuss's birthday. If you want to read the book, you can find it at the Massillon Public Library or check our catalog for The Lorax.

Read online to donate a new book to a child in need

Here's a fun & free way to read a picture book online with your kids and help another child receive a new book. For every book you read on their website, The We Give Books organization, part of the Pearson Foundation, will donate one new book to children in need around the world.

"We Give Books is a free website that enables anyone with access to the Internet to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online."

Simply go to wegivebooks.org and choose the charity you want to read for and then pick the books that you want to read. For every book you read online, they will donate a book on your behalf to that charity. As soon as you finish the book, click on the button "Give a Book." It's very easy. Then once a month, they send the new books out to the charities. To date, 839,577 books have been donated.

You can re-read your favorite books or try something new every time. It's free, and they offer picture books from Penguin and DK for children up to around the age of 10 years old, including non-fiction animal books.

Right now their charities include World Vision, Tinga Tinga Tales Early Childhood Development Programme (books for children in Africa), and Support My School India (building libraries in over 100 rural schools in India).

You can also follow We Give Books on Twitter and Facebook to read online there. And look---there's a button on the right side of this blog too!

This is not only something that can be read at home, but would work great in a classroom on the smart board or in a library storytime!