"Read to Every Kid Every Day" is back!

The Read to Every Kid Every Day campaign is back for its 3rd year!

The premise behind this award-winning program (a joint effort of libraries, OEYCs and other children’s agencies across Leeds & Grenville) is simple: Reading to children from the earliest age contributes to greater success in school and in life - and it's fun.

Based on the idea of “Canada Reads”, parents/caregivers read the 10 selected picture books to their children (books available at Merrickville Public Library, as well as other libraries and OEYCs).  Then the kids vote for their favourite! 

This year's 10 titles promote key skills for reading success, as well as being lots of fun to read.

• Bear Snores On  (Karma Wilson)
• Big Bear Hug  (NIcholas Oldland)
• Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers  (Laura Numeroff)
• I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean  (Kevin Sherry)
• The Little Mouse, the Ripe Red Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear (Audrey Wood)
• Pete's a Pizza  (William Steig)
• Pinkalicious  (Victoria Kann)
• Rhyming Dust Bunnies  (Jan Thomas)
• Sing a Song of Mother Goose  (Barbara Reid)
• Wiggle  (Doreen Cronin)

Contest runs until January 20, 2012.

The winning book will be announced on Family Literacy Day, January 27. 

Contact the Library (613-269-3326 or merrickville_library@bellnet.ca) for more information.