Read A Book Day

Today is National Read A Book Day- what better way to celebrate than by finding your next read aloud right here!

Today I decided to share with you the book The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting.  This book is great to share, especially with older children (2nd grade and up) because of the plot and it is a little longer.

This story is about a grandmother and her granddaughter spending time together on Wednesday nights. Mom has to work late on Wednesdays, big brother Sam has basketball and dad is out of town driving his truck for work, so grandma comes and takes care of Anna.  During their time together they work on a surprise for Dad's birthday.  You get a few clues about what the surprise might be like Grandma brings bags of books and they spend hours reading, but you are not totally sure what Anna and Grandma are up to. You begin to think that Grandma is teaching young Anna to read. 

Finally, it is time for Dad's birthday.  The family eats dinner together and Dad opens up all of his presents.  When all of that is through Anna brings out Grandma's bag of books, she pulls one out and it is Grandma that begins reading.  The shock of the family and the reader is great, everyone is so proud that Grandma has finally learned to read after all this time and that it was Anna that taught her!

What better book for Read A Book Day- a book that is all about learning to read, no matter how old you are.  I  have a feeling that Anna did a lot of reading aloud to Grandma to help her finally learn to read!

What book are you reading today to celebrate Read A Book Day?

Happy Reading!

Laura

You Were Loved Before You Were Born

Looking for a sweet book to read aloud to your kiddos?  Here is a good one for you.  It could also double as a great shower gift for a mom to be!

You Were Loved Before You Were Born by Eve Bunting tells the sweet story of a first time expectant mother.  The story is told as if she were speaking to her child, which is in part what makes it so sweet. The mother goes through their preparations from the moment "Daddy and I found out we were going to have you..."

The mother goes on to talk about what grandma, grandpa, aunt and cousin did to prepare for the coming of the new baby.  It is sweet to hear about grandpa giving mom a rocker and cousin giving away his baseball cards for the new baby.

Read this book to your new baby or your older school aged child.  I am sure it will spark conversation about what you did to prepare for them. What a great way to spend some one-on-one time with you child!

Happy Reading!

Laura