Arcadia Public Library

Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher's Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through...

Designed to familiarize anyone who reads to young children with the essentials of promoting early and emerging literacy. Irwin and Moore share activities that can be used to foster this critical skill development, and have linked these activities to popular children's books.

Champions the lifelong benefits of reading aloud to children and offers book lists, strategies, and tools parents can use to form deep and lasting connections with their kids.

"The quintessential guide to creating a book club for parents and kids, and raising children into book-loving adults, plus tons of curated book lists"--

"Meet Harry, Harry likes to play football, climb trees, and hang out with friends, but Harry doesn't like reading. That is, until his teacher explains that Harry has dyslexia, which makes things like reading and writing particularly hard for him. But with help from his mum, teacher, and an educational psychologist, Harry learns specific strategies for reading with dyslexia."--

"Twenty-three poems capture the joys of reading from that thrilling moment when a child first learns to decipher words to the excitement that follows in reading everything from road signs to field guides to internet articles to stories. These poems also explore what reading does, lyrically celebrating how it opens minds, can make you kind, and allows you to explore the whole world. Ryan O'Rourke's rich artwork beautifully captures the imagination...