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brain on books
By Melissa Martin
Give your brain a workout—read a book. Pump up the muscle mass between
your two ears. And encourage your kids to read, too.
“Children learn to love the sound of language before they even notice
the existence of printed words on a page. Reading books aloud to
children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding
of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and
prepares them to understand the written word. When the rhythm and
melody of language become a part of a child's life, learning to read
will be as natural as learning to walk and talk.”
www.readingrockets.org/.
Celebrate Children’s Book Week
With Children's Book Week turning 100 years old in 2019, Every Child a
Reader and the Children's Book Council have announced plans for a
celebration. The 100th Anniversary theme is Read Now—Read Forever. Look
to the past, present, and most important, the future of children’s
books. Children’s Book Week is April 29 – May 5, 2019. Happy Birthday
to Children’s Book Week!
Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running
national literacy initiative in the U.S. Every year, events are held
nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, and homes.
www.everychildareader.net/.
Book Festivals
The 2019 Ohioana Book Festival (free to the public) will be held
Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. at Columbus
Metropolitan Public Library’s Main Library. The Ohioana Library
Association was founded in 1929 to collect, preserve, and promote the
works of Ohio authors, artists, and musicians. www.ohioana.org/.
Books by the Banks Cincinnati Regional Book Festival is Saturday,
October 26, 2019 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day-long festival, which is free
and open to the public, features national, regional, and local authors
and illustrators; book signings; panel discussions; and activities for
the entire family to enjoy. www.booksbythebanks.org/.
State Library of Ohio
The State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library Association, and Ohio Center
for the Book announced the 20 books selected for the 2019 Choose to
Read Ohio (CTRO) booklist. CTRO booklists spotlight and celebrate the
rich and diverse tapestry of published literature by Ohioans. CTRO
promotes reading across Ohio by encouraging Ohioans of all ages to read
and share books by authors native to, residing in, or associated with
the Buckeye State. www.library.ohio.gov/.
The State Library of Ohio and the Choose to Read Ohio Advisory Council
announced that The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (born in
Columbus, Ohio) and illustrated by Rafael López, has been selected as
the fourth annual Choose to Read Ohio in memory of children’s
literature expert, advocate, and librarian Floyd Dickman.
The following summary is the from Penguin Random House website: The Day
You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018). “There are
many reasons to feel different. Maybe it’s how you look or talk, or
where you’re from; maybe it’s what you eat, or something just as
random. It’s not easy to take those first steps into a place where
nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline
Woodson’s lyrical text and Rafael López’s dazzling art remind us that
we all feel like outsiders sometimes – and how brave it is that we go
forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share
our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.”
Exercise your brain by reading a book!
Melissa Martin, PhD, is an author, columnist, educator, and therapist.
She resides in Southern Ohio.
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