Eric Carle has written and illustrated over 70 children’s books in his lifetime, many of which can be found in Raising A Reader red bags!
June, 2012
Library events
This summer, the San Francisco Public Library and Oakland Public Library have many exciting events planned for young children.
Father’s Day
The U.S. Children’s Bureau reports that “fathers who are involved, nurturing, and playful with their infants have children with higher IQs, as well as better linguistic and cognitive capacities. Toddlers with involved fathers start school with higher levels of academic readiness. They are more patient and can handle the stresses and frustrations associated with schooling more readily than children with less involved fathers.
June is LGBT Pride Month!
Sharing books that are inclusive of LGBT families is an essential way to support the self-esteem of children in these families and also for teaching all children about the diversity of families