Milk + Bookies Day

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Melisa introduced me to “Milk + Bookies,” a very special organization that donates books to children in need.  Milk + Bookies gives books to kids through private donations and fundraising events.  To me, books are everything.  As a child I loved visiting the bookmobile, a truck owned by the library, packed to the brim with books.  For as long as I can remember, I have stayed up late reading.  In my younger years it was “The Babysitter’s Club,” anything by Beverly Cleary, Roald Dahl or Judy Blume.  I watched my mom plow through books voraciously and I followed suit.  I hope to instill this love in my son as well.  So far, so good…

Our nighttime story time routine starts with my son standing in his crib, bopping eagerly as I choose the books.  I take a seat in the pistachio colored rocking chair beside him and read our first book.  He carefully examines the pictures and turns the pages, sometimes turning back to the front cover to remind us of what we’re reading.  After we finish, he grabs the book and gets to work rereading it on his own.  Here he is doing just that.  He loves to read in his crib and I am absolutely overjoyed!

A nightly ritual: cover to cover!

Reading in the diner.  And the car.  And the store.  And just about anywhere!

Above: his milk and bookies.  His favorites include titles pictured and others such as, The Curious George Anthology, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Harry the Dirty Dog {my childhood fave!}, Corduroy and Knufflebunny.  He also loves those soft material books and his Elmo bath books.  My husband and I love to do funny voices and animal noises for the characters in the books.  When we have fun, our son has fun and enjoys the magical tales more and more.

*Studies have shown that a strong relationship exists between the amount of print media such as books, newspapers and magazines found in a household and literacy rates of the children that live in them.  So, introduce the printed word early on, keep your house full of reading materials and watch out for a passionate reader!*

To learn more about Milk + Bookies and/or donate to this wonderful cause, click on their link here.  And READ ON!

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