We Give Books Summer Program Comes to an End

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We, at The Things You Can Read, hate to see summer end, but as everyone gets ready for the new school year, we know that fall is just around the corner!   With summer's end, we also see all those wonderful summer reading programs wind down too, so we wanted to make everyone aware of the last of the We Give Books Summer Program selections.  Let us know, here at The Things You Can Read, how many you read.  The complete list can be found at the bottom of this post.  Enjoy those last vestiges of summer, as we all move toward fall.  

Happy reading! 

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Excerpt from the We Give Books Website:

Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad

Finish the Read for My Summer program with a second installment of Ladybug Girl – and get ready for We Give Books’ next big campaign: Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. This week’s book is Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad. In this story about playing well with others, Lulu is excited for the Bug Squad to come over for a play date. But when things don’t go just the way Lulu planned, feelings are hurt and apologies are necessary. Sounds like a job for Ladybug Girl, who knows how to be brave and say she’s sorry, even when it isn’t easy. 

Read Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad this week, and pledge to read it again to help set the World Record on Read for the Record day – October 4!

Reading guide

Read online at We Give Books now!

In case you missed any of the We Give Books here is a complete list of books for the 2012 Summer We Give Books Program:

• June 11: Llama Llama Red Pajama
• June 18: You Can’t Go To School Naked
• June 25: Big Red Lollipop
• July 2: The Snowy Day
• July 9: One Cool Friend
• July 16: Why Elephant Has a Trunk
• July 23: Skippyjon Jones
• July 30: The Little Engine That Could
• August 6: Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy
• August 13: Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad

We Give Books-Book of the Week-The Little Engine that Could

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Book website and activities

Reading extension activity

Read online at We Give Books now!

Read and Give All Summer with Read for My Summer

I know we are well into the summer break, but I wanted to share a resource I found this week for children ages 5 to 8.  "Reading begets Reading"...reading with or to your child is the best thing you can do over the summer.  Check this out...

We Give Books’ Read for My Summer is your chance to share books – and share giving – with young readers in your life. Designed specifically for children ages 5 through 8, Read for My Summer highlights a special book for you and your child to read online from the We Give Bookslibrary every week, along with fun activities and reading tips to make each book come to life. This free 10-week program helps parents, schools and libraries offer children an exciting online reading experience, filled with classic children’s books.

Reading online with your child this summer at We Give Books will help you to prepare forJumpstart’s Read for the Record event on October 4! Each year, millions of adults and children gather on a single day to set a new reading record and to show their support for early literacy by joining Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. By reading Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad by Jacky Davis and David Soman on October 4, you’ll help to set a new world record for the greatest number of people reading the same book on the same day. Learn more!

Read and Give All Summer with Read for My Summer