1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Hosted by adacommunitylibrary

5 participants, 61 books added

Starts: Monday, 01 January 2024

Ends: Monday, 31 December 2029

For Ages 0 - 5
Studies show that families who read aloud to their children from birth help strengthen language skills and build vocabulary — two essential tools for when children begin learning to read. Reading together is also an excellent bonding opportunity. You will create lifelong memories as you help your child build early literacy skills.
If you read just one book a night, you will reach more than 1,000 books after three years. And through the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program, you can win prizes along the way!

HOW IT WORKS:
Keep Track
You can track of the books you read in a printed reading log booklet:
  • Pick up a free reading log booklet at our Hidden Springs, Lake Hazel, Star, or Victory locations.
  • Read any book to your newborn, infant, or toddler! For every book read, color or check off the picture of the book in your reading log.
  • Don't forget to count the books others read to your child — including siblings, teachers, and other family members! Stories read to your child at daycare/preschool, at library Storytime's, or at a grandparent's house count too! And remember, if you read the same book over and over again, it counts each time!

Earn Prizes
Making reading part of each day is fun! To help incentivize your reading at home, your child earns a prize after each 100 books that you read!
  • Visit any Ada Community Library location (Hidden Springs, Lake Hazel, Star, or Victory) to receive a special prize for every 100 books you read!
  • Once you reach the 1,000 book reading goal, visit any Ada Community Library location to pick out a free book for your child to keep!
 

All books added
Eva's Treetop Festival by Rebecca Elliott

Eva's Treetop Festival

Owl Diaries #1

Rebecca Elliott

80 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction childrens lighthearted fast-paced
Little Owl's Day by Divya Srinivasan

Little Owl's Day

Divya Srinivasan

32 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Billy Hooten, Owlboy by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Billy Hooten, Owlboy

Billy Hooten, Owlboy #1

Thomas E. Sniegoski

256 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Capture by Kathryn Lasky

The Capture

Guardians of Ga'Hoole #1

Kathryn Lasky

5 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Truth About Owls by Amal El-Mohtar

The Truth About Owls

Amal El-Mohtar

10 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction short stories young adult challenging slow-paced
Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet by Sara O'Leary

Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet

Sara O'Leary

40 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction funny medium-paced
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght

Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

Jonathan C. Slaght

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction nature adventurous informative slow-paced
Owly, Vol. 1:The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton

Owly, Vol. 1:The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer

Owly #1

Andy Runton

160 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction childrens comics emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder

Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls

Batman (2011) #001-007

Scott Snyder

176 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous dark fast-paced
Owly Volume 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Robert Venditti, Chris Staros, Andy Runton

Owly Volume 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer

Owly #1

Robert Venditti, Chris Staros, Andy Runton

160 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction childrens comics funny lighthearted fast-paced