Let's go on an Adventure!  This Reading Adventure is an amazing way to engage learners and foster a love for reading while promoting essential values. By incorporating interactive discussions, we create a dynamic and enjoyable learning experience, which increases comprehension for all the participants.  Learners may share and will have the opportunity to read their favorite part of the book/chapter. Comprehension and practice reading are key elements in developing a GREAT reader. There will be coloring pages, questions and fun. 

Older Readers
We will be reading simple Chapter Books.  Depending on the child, we will take turns reading and discussing the chapters each week. The Chapter Books will vary according to the likes of the learner.

These are wonderful, inspiring books I encourage (not require) you to obtain a copy (purchase or library.) Through reading these books again and again, these themes can be reinforced, discussed and applied in your family.

Examples of Topics/Books: 
Beginning Readers                                                                             Older Readers                                                                                      
September 2024
•	Week of 9/16 School - Chrysanthemum -                                Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty 
                     Kevin Henks (HarperCollins)
•	Week of 9/23 Safety - Officer Buckle and Gloria  (Penguin) 
•	Week of 9/30 Work - The Grasshopper and the Ants (Disney)

October 2024
•	   Week of 10/7 Prepare - Fredrick  (Penguin)                          Amelia Bedilia Books by 
•	   Week of 10/14 Persistence - Green Eggs and Ham 
              (Penguin/RandomHouse)
•	   Week of 10/21 Machines/Work- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (HMH)
•	   Week of 10/28 Halloween - Clifford's Halloween 
                  (Scholastic) Wear COSTUMES!        YAY 🎃 

November 2024
•	   Week of 11/4 Equality -Yertle the Turtle and               Raggedy Ann or Andy Stories     
               other Dr. Seuss books (Penguin)                                        (Simon & Schuster) 
•	   Week of 11/11 Veterans -The Wall (Clarion/HMH publishers) and In Flanders Fields (Poem by John McCrae) 
•	  Week of 11/18  Pilgrims -One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (Puffin/Penguin) or Cranberry Thanksgiving 🦃
•	   Thanksgiving - no Storytime this week 11/25, 11/29🥧

December 2024
•	Week of 12/2 Christmas is a time of Love and Light -                 Magic Treehouse Series
                 The Grinch that Stole Christmas🕯️                                        Mary Pope Osborne
•	Week of 12/9 Christmas is a  time of Tradition - St. Lucia's Day  - Hanna's Christmas (HarperCollins) 🎄
•	Week of 12/16 Christmas is a time of Belief- Polar Express (Clarion/HMH Publish) or Nutcracker ⛪
 
January 2025
•	  Week of 1/6	Snow -The Snowy Day by Ezra Keats (Penguin/Random) Let’s Make Snowflakes! ❄️
•	Week of 1/13 Equality- The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (Scholastic)
•	Week of 1/20	Goals - Oh the Places You'll Go!   (Penguin/Random)  
•	Week of 1/27 Hawaii- The Musubi Man (Hawaii's Gingerbread Man story-Bess Press) by Sandi Takayama

February 2025
•	Week of 2/3 Sharing -The Mitten (Putnam/Penguin/Random)
•	Week of 2/10 Love (Valentine's Day) - Cranberry Valentine by Wende Devlin
•	Week of 2/17 President's Day - So, you want to be President (Philomel/Penguin)
•	Week of 2/24 Cookies -Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett (Penguin/Random)
	
March 2025
•	Week of 3/3  	Dr. Seuss Day - The Cat in the Hat (Penguin/Random)
•	Week of 3/10  Synergy- Swimmy (Penguin/Random)
•	Week of 3/17  St. Patrick's Day - Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott  (Puffin/Penguin)
•	 Week of 3/24 Hospital- Curious George goes to the Hospital by H.A. Rey (HMH Publish.)
•	Week of 3/31 Spring Cleaning- Miss Suzy by Miriam Young (Simon & Schuster)

April 2025
•	Week of 4/7 Babies -  A Baby Sister for Frances (HarperCollins)
•	Week of 4/14 Easter - The Country Bunny by DuBose Heyward  (Clarion/HMH Publish.)🐰
•	Week of 4/21 Monkey Business Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (HarperCollins)
•	Week of 4/28 Teachers - Miss Nelson is Missing (HMH Publish.) 	

May 2025
•	Week of 5/5 Mom's - A Mother's Day Storytime: Mars Needs Moms! (Philomel/Penguin)
•	 Week of 5/12	Loyalty- Madeline's Rescue  (Viking/Penguin)
•	 Week of 5/19 Pets - Harry the Dirty Dog (HarperCollins)
•	No Storytime Memorial Day Weekend

June 2025
•	 Week of 6/2 Nutrition Bread and Jam for Frances (HarperCollins)
•	Week of 6/9 Dad's - A Father's Day Storytime: Dad and Me in the Morning (Albert Whitman & Company)
•	 Week of 6/16 Travel - How to see the World and Make an Apple Pie (DragonFly/Penguin)
•	 Week of 6/23 Love/Service - I Love you Forever by Robert Munsch  read with permission from "Firefly Books"


These books are read with the permission from Publishers: HarperCollins; Penguin; Disney; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books, others



I will be updating the rest of the year soon, there are SOO many wonderful books to choose from!!!