A Reading Life post (from fellow slicer Julie) was delightful! I liked how she shared what she had been reading for the past five days in five categories. I mentioned that I might borrow her format. But I'll save that for another day.
I left a comment about the picture book in her post, almost sure that I had seen this book (or one like it) at my daughter's house yesterday. To my surprise, Julie responded to the comment I left:
"Let me know if it is the same book, or if I need to be on the lookout for another title about a worm."
When I went to daughter's house this morning, the book had disappeared from the kitchen counter, but I found it in their library book basket. And it was the same book Julie had featured in her post!
This award winning debut by Kari Percival captures the joy of being outside. I discovered that this wonderful book was not a library book. When I flipped it over, there was a label addressed to my three and a half year old grandson from Smart Start and Guilford County Partnership For Children. The font flap of the book shares ideas for activities to do with your child. These activities are presented in collaboration with the Library of Congress.
The back flap of the book explains that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (in partnership with local Community Partners) gifts books free of charge to children from birth to age five. I love how local communities partner with Dolly to help "... families build home libraries that inspire a love of reading so all children will Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More."
Kudos to Dolly Parton and her community partners. Look at the goodness that happens when people work together. And heaven knows we can all use more goodness sprinkled in our days!
This wonderful- both the book and the Parton free library! I'm going to read up on worms! Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteOne year long ago, my daughter went to summer school, and their book study was Diary of a Worm. Guess worms are one of those topics that hold up over time. I love that Dolly has lent her name and support to Imagination Library- and love to think of the good it has done.
Dolly's work is amazing. I think of the vast number of children who have benefitted from her organization's free books. This book is precious! And you are so right about needing more goodness sprinkled in our days - I note this being connected to people working together. As always, you shower us with goodness, Ramona!
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