early literacy

That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems has been nominated for a CLEL Bell award for the category Talking.

Here is what the nominator had to say about this book:

Via Vivienne Houghton:

Greetings! Please join us for...

SPELL Project Webinar: A dialogue on engaging parents in early literacy

Date: Thursday, Dec 13th

Time: 10:00am to 11:00am (MST)
(No registration required. A recording will be available.)

The Association for Library Service to Children sends this request. Please share the great things your library's doing!:

Oregon libraries are pioneering an early literacy program that will tie a parents' early literacy activities with their young children to college savings accounts. The program, called "Project Ready to Learn," will add 2 cents to a child's college account every time they check out a book from the library or participate in an approved library learning program.  The parent will swipe a card that also gives them discounts at local restaurants and other locations.

LEGO DUPLO is partnering with Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC) to create a new building system that combines construction play and storytime.  Kids are encouraged to create and build while their parents read age appropriate board books to their children.  In addition, they have partnered to create a site to let people nominate their local library.  The most nominated library will $5000 for books and supplies to promote LEGO programming.  200 additional libraries will receive the play sets to encourage library programming.