May 17 2010
20 Tips for Children’s Book Week by Guest Blogger Shara of Mommy Perks
1. “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” – Emilie Buchwald
2. National Center for Education Statistics (What kids are read to, told stories or sung to?) 2009 data
3. “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” – Jacqueline Kennedy
4. How NOT to teach reading (humor)
5. Read to me! (From The Goddard School)
6. Do your kids tear up books? Here’s a solution!
7. Some of my favorite children’s books
8. What is your book philosophy with kids?
9. Make your own Book Nook – it’s not hard!
10. Finding Multicultural and Multilingual books for kids (links to 5 different sites)
11. Grow up With Books (Books right to your door – like Netflix)
12. Encouraging Kids to Read (lots of ideas here!)
13. 15 Reading Tips: From birth up…
14. I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go in the other room and read a book. – Groucho Marx
15. My very first PCS book (ten years ago!)
16. TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they’ll have with twenty-six. Open your child’s imagination. Open a book. – Author Unknown
17. What do YOU remember from childhood?
18. AWESOME video: Gotta Keep Reading!
19. Children’s Book Week: What a poser!
20. This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. – Elbert Hubbard 
