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Sign Up for Your Library Summer Reading Program
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The bene ts of a summer reading program for children: Children are motivated to read.
Start your summer out with a trip to the library and get signed up for the summer reading program! Your child will get rewarded for reading and have access to the wonders of books in every trip to the library. If kids don’t read over the summer, they fall behind in their reading skills. Sometimes by as much as two to three months.
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Children develop positive attitudes about reading, books and the library. Children maintain their reading skills during summer vacation. Children have access to experiences that further their sense of discovery. Children have access to experiences through which they can learn to work cooperatively. •
And while you are there — pick up some books to read yourself! Watching parents read also increases a child’s reading success.
Contact your local library today for more information about how to enroll your child in their summer reading program.
Find and read an article in a newspaper or magazine in which a reporter interviewed someone. What questions did the reporter ask the person being interviewed? Can you think of new questions to ask this person? Read the Kid Scoop News article about Gelett Burgess in this issue. Pretend you could interview Gelett Burgess. What questions would you ask him?
EDITOR’S PICK by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News
f you and your family enjoy the poems of Shel Silverstein, Do I Have to Mind My Manners? I By Gelett Burgess
Look for this book at your local library or request from a local
then you will enjoy the work of Gelett Burgess.
bookstore. Gelett Burgess has other books that are out of print, but are worth the research to see if you can nd old editions.
Goodness, these Goops are ungracious! These wild and wacky poems by Gelett Burgess show the importance of politeness through the bad behavior of naughty children known as Goops. Don’t be a Goop — mind your manners!
Summer is the time to get outdoors and moving! Have your child keep a daily journal writing about hikes they take, logging how many sit-ups they can do, games they play with friends, and more. If there is nothing to write about one day, they’ll know they’ve got to move more tomorrow!
© Vicki Whiting June 2026
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