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Give the Gift! 10 Fulfilling Ways to Raise a Lifetime Reader

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Parents: this lively guide to literacy, with its family-friendly illustrations and sensible, straightforward language, is chock full of ideas for getting your child's attention, encouraging reading, and modeling behavior which benefits kids at all stages of their development.
Teachers: the Spanish and English literacy booklets are great for sharing with parents of your students.
Kaye Exo, Grandma's Bookletter, a blog at www.grandmasbookletter.com

A USA Book News Best Books Award finalist, Give the Gift! 10 Fulfilling Ways to Raise a Lifetime Reader is a picturebook guide intended for parents, yet written and illustrated in a cartoony, comic-strip style accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds. Packed with tips for finding time to read with kids at home or on the go, making kids enthusiastic about reading, providing plenty of books at home even if one's budget is limited, curtailing excessive video game playing or TV watching, and more, Give the Gift! is the key to sharing a lifetime love of literature. Award-winning author Matthew Gollub rounds out his entertaining guide with a list of fun and educational facts about language and reading. "When kids meet an author in person, it can change their relationship with books. Authors often speak at libraries and bookstores - maybe even at your child's school!" Highly recommended for parents everywhere, and for public library collections as well.

What a great concept - promoting reading as fun with an entertaining book that is fun to read! The author makes a compelling argument for the importance of reading in every family's life, not just something to be taught in the classroom. With the extreme popularity of electronic entertainment and the emphasis on sports in today's culture, reading can get lost in the shuffle. And, as the author points out, research has shown that kids who read are better prepared to succeed in life on many levels. Most importantly, this delightful book contains many practical bits of advice that will help even the most harried parent become an enthusiastic reading coach. The illustrations are dynamic, humorous and multicultural - inclusive of a wide audience. Should be a must read for anyone who spends time with children of all ages. THREE thunbs up!!!