November is National Family Literacy Month. Family literacy focuses on the importance of families reading together. This helps kids become stronger readers. Plus, kids and parents both enjoy more time together.When I was two, my sister was born. Even though the new baby took most of my mom's time, my mom always made time for me. When the baby went down for a nap, my mom would always read to me. "That was our special time," she told me a few months ago. My favorite book was The Poky Little Puppy!
When I was in first grade, my teacher told the kids to take home the reading book at the end of the year. She wanted us to read the whole book over again, from cover to cover. Well, I'll bet a lot of kids didn't do it. But I did it and my mom was there with me the whole time. I sat with my mom on the couch and read the entire book out loud.
Even today, now that I'm all grown up, my mom and I read together. I read a lot of books and then I share them with my mom. After that, we like to discuss them. Sometimes, my mom has the same opinion that I have; sometimes, our opinions are quite different!
Today, a group of 7 authors and book or homeschool bloggers are starting a literacy campaign called Tweet for Literacy. Each one of us has a keen interest in family literacy. In addition to that, we are giving away a lot of prizes! These prizes are all about reading and about creating strong family ties.
Click here to read more about Tweet for Literacy and to enter the contest. We're giving away a set of prizes every two days for the month of November!
Enter as often as you like. Must be at least 18 to enter.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
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[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to Kimble's mother.
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to Kimble's mother.
