Favorite Book for Life

Ed Spicer, elementary school teacher and book reviewer talks about what kinds of books are best-suited for First and Second Grade kids. Is fiction better? Or non-fiction? Graphic Novels? Picture Books? Any others? He and Rachel discuss how a child can benefit from all these genres.

Next, Shauna Mundinger, educator and librarian, talks about a program called “1000 Books before Kindergarten” that she heads up in the Orem, Utah Public Library.  Many libraries nationwide offer this program. Check your local library to see if they have it! Shauna describes the success experienced by many children and parents in the program at the Orem Public Library.