Val's Voice

                    Today is International Children’s Book Day. Established in 1967, the day was created by the International Board on Books for Young People to help encourage children to read and hopefully inspire a love of reading.  The day coincides with the birthday of fairy tale author Hans Christian Anderson. As a kid I spent a lot of time at the local library reading as many books as I could. I still love reading to this day, but the time demands of being an adult sometimes makes it difficult to sit down with a good book. My little one, however, loves to read. We read several books each night before bed.  A lot of times she will carry one or two around the house and read them when I am making dinner or folding laundry.  She certainly loves her books. Below is a list of books for children of all ages to enjoy and hopefully spark their passion for reading.

1.       Goodnight Moon- Margaret Wise Brown

2.       Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?- Eric Carle

3.       Chicka Chicka Boom Boom- Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault

4.       Guess How Much I Love You- Sam McBratney

5.       Yummy Yucky- Leslie Patricelli

6.       Sheep in a Jeep- Nancy Shaw

7.       Where the Wild Things Are- Maurice Sendak

8.       Harold and the Purple Crayon- Crockett Johnson

9.       Happy Birthday, Moon- Frank Asch

10.   I Stink!- Kate & Jim McMullan

11.   The Cookie Fiasco- Mo Williams & Dan Santat

12.   Inspector Flytrap series - Tom Angleberger & Cece Bell

13.   The Wild Robot- Peter Brown

14.   Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day- Judith Viorst

15.   Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Jeff Kinney

16.   Mr. Popper’s Penguins- Richard Atwater

17.   SuperFudge – Judy Blume

18.   Charlotte’s Web- E.B. White

19.   Harry Potter series- J.K. Rowling

20.   The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett

Don’t forget to check out your local library for any fun events they may be holding. I would love to hear from you. What do you and your kids like to read? Send it to Val@rivervalleycu.org or find me on Facebook!