World Read Aloud Day

 

World Read Aloud Day is celebrated the first Wednesday of every February. As picture book authors, we talk a lot about readaloudability. We want and need our books to be read/wanted to be read over and over by children without annoying the parents reading to them. Today, let's celebrate the importance of reading aloud to children and opening new worlds of imagination and learning. Grab a favorite book, snuggle up with your kiddos and enjoy some stories, old and new, today on World Read Aloud Day.

To learn more, visit LitWorld.

Happy reading! 

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World Read Aloud Day

 

Today is World Read Aloud Day. A day in which we celebrate literacy and the power of reading aloud. Think back to the favorite books you read your child/children when young, or those read to you when young. Do you get a warm, fuzzy feeling? I do! As a children's book author, I am surrounded by picture books and read oodles of them, but the ones I often read my kids when they were young will always have special meaning and a true sense of heart.

Sharing stories and reading aloud builds literacy skills, celebrates the parent-child/caregiver-child relationship, and improves imagination letting readers and listeners get lost in new worlds and places to explore. What a wonderful thing!

To whom and where can you read aloud to someone today?

World Read Aloud Day

 

Today, February 1st, is World Read Aloud Day. What a wonderful day to celebrate reading!

This day is dedicated to reading aloud which helps foster the tradition of reading as well as promote literacy which is so very important. 

There are many places online to join the fun and hear stories read aloud; however, you can also cozy up at home and enjoy reading books of your choice. I will definitely be doing so!

What books will you pick to read today? I would love to hear how you are spending your World Read Aloud Day.

World Read Aloud Day

According to www.litworld.org, LitWorld founded World Read Aloud Day in 2010 as an opportunity for people all around the globe to celebrate the joy of reading aloud, and advocate for literacy as a fundamental human right that belongs to everyone. Over the last ten years, World Read Aloud Day has evolved into a global movement of millions of readers, writers, and listeners from communities all across the world coming together to honor the joy and power of reading and sharing stories, and continue expanding the definition and scope of global literacy.

Today is the day. Grab a book, snuggle up and spend some time reading and enjoying books.

For more info on LitWorld or World Read Aloud Day, visit https://www.litworld.org/worldreadaloudday