ANDREW BAYNE MEMORIAL LIBRARY

KIDS PAGE

 

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

CELEBRATE THE SNOW!

1) 'Please Let It Snow' by Harriet Ziefert
2) 'Snow is My Favorite and My Best' by Lauren Child
3) 'The Snowy Day' by Anne Milbourne
4) 'Snowball Fight!' by Jimmy Fallon
5) 'You Can Do It Sam!' by Amy Hest
6) 'There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow' by Lucille Colandro
7) 'Snow Day' by Mercer Mayer
8) 'Snow and Us' by Jillian Powell
9) 'Grandmother Winter' by Phyllis Root
10) 'The Biggest Snowball Ever!' by John Rogan

 

TEN GOOD REASONS TO READ TO BABIES

1. Baby associates your voice with warmth, comfort, and security.
2. Reading has a calming effect on a restless baby.
3. Baby is entertained by nursery rhymes and songs.
4. Holding the baby while reading to him/her creates a close and loving bond between parent and baby.
5. Baby makes an association between reading and being held.
6. The pleasure of being held transfers to the desire to be read to.
7. Baby will learn to listen and will grow up ready to read.
8. Baby will begin imitating sounds and words.
9. Baby must hear English ( or French or whatever) in order to learn that language.
10. It's fun to read to a baby!