It Begins with a Book: An Everyday Guide to Growing Young Readers - Softcover

Smith, Christy

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798218604691

Publisher: It Begins With a Book Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

It Begins with a Book: An Everyday Guide to Growing Young Readers is a practical, heartwarming resource designed for families as they instill a love of reading in their children. With an emphasis on building positive reading habits, It Begins with a Book delivers step-by-step guidance to create a literacy-rich environment at home. This easy-to-follow guide provides expert advice, strategies, and creative activities that parents, caregivers, educators, and extended family members can use to help children of all ages develop literacy skills.

Here's what this book will do for you:

• Equip you with hands-on information in short chapters with practical, easy-to-implement suggestions for at-home reading.
• Provide background information regarding why, what, when, and how to read to your little ones.
• Encourage creative literacy with ways to implement FUN in the stories, books, and literature you explore daily.
• Offer a one-sentence takeaway at the end of each chapter ~ a quick way to see how you can "grow" your little readers.

In four distinct sections, It Begins with a Book will walk you through the ages and stages as you "grow" your young readers. You will learn how to get started early, the value of reading and play, ways to optimize opportunities for your little readers, and why wonder and whimsy make reading fun!

Thoughtful tips and relatable stories will help you discover how to encourage your child's curiosity, improve their literacy skills, and boost their confidence as they become lifelong readers. Each time you open a book with your little one, you are taking one step toward setting a firm foundation in literacy as you grow your little readers. And if you want to know the secret, It Begins with a Book!

About this title

About the Author

Christy Smith is a former educator with 23 years of classroom experience and a relentless passion for literacy. She delights in sharing ways to incorporate books into everyday life and create home environments where literacy can thrive. Living in sunny Orange County, California, Christy enjoys spending time with family and friends, savoring dark chocolate, and taking walks at Crystal Cove Beach.You can find her engaged with mamas, sharing insights on social media, or in her monthly newsletter at christiannewrites.com. Her heart for littles and literacy is profound; she believes every child deserves to love reading. And if you want to know the secret, It Begins with a Book.

Edition details

• Publisher: It Begins With a Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798218604691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 135