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Library book challenge!

Today is Thursday! We went to the library and picked up several books for Addi. I also grabbed the book club book and one on homeschooling! This trip got me thinking about a program our library offers (and maybe yours does too): 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! You can read the same books over and over, and each time you read, you get to color in a star. For every sheet of 100 books, your little one can choose a prize from a special box!

It’s proven that the more you read to babies and toddlers, the more they develop language skills and overall cognitive abilities. How cool is that? This program offers even more incentive because your child gets both 1) smarter and 2) a physical prize!

Does this sound interesting to you? Head to your local library and see if they offer 1000 Books Before Kindergarten or something similar. Cozy up with your little one, and watch them grow one story at a time!

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