Kansas Reads to Preschoolers

The Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas is once again proud to promote the importance of reading to Kansas preschoolers and other youth. Kansas Reads to Preschoolers week is November 15-21, 2009 and this year’s book, written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Scott Menchin, is Wiggle. Wiggle highlights this year's theme- fitness. On the Kansas Reads to Preschoolers website you can find out ways to encourage preschoolers to love literacy and to keep healthy and mobile.

2009 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers... About Fitness! homepage
http://www.kcfb.info/wiggle/index.html

Author Doreen Cronin's website:
http://www.doreencronin.com/doreen.html

Find out why early literacy is one of the Kansas Center for the Book's missions
http://www.kcfb.info/wiggle/literacy.html

Get the whole family involved in reading!
http://www.kcfb.info/wiggle/family.html

Learn more about how you as a parent or community member can get involved in early reading and early fitness!

Kansas Parent Information Resource Center
http://www.kpirc.org/

Kansas Reading Association
http://www.kansasread.org/parents.htm#Simple_Strategies_for_Creating_Strong_Readers

Kansas Association of Child Care Referral and Resource Agencies http://www.kaccrra.org/INVAdvocacy.shtml

Healthy Kids Challenge!
http://www.healthykidschallenge.com/

Kansas Pediatric Foundation- Turn a Page, Touch a Mind
http://www.kansaspediatricfoundation.org/

Kansas Department of Health and Environment
http://www.kdheks.gov/health/index.html