Join us on Tuesday, November 10 at 10:00 am, to celebrate Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month. Kansas Author Stephanie Brinkley will read her book “Lightning Bug Jamboree” at a special library storytime event. Stephanie Brinkley is a children’s author and educator from Wichita, KS. She writes stories that spark the imagination and bring fun and whimsy, delighting both children and adults. “Lightning Bug Jamboree” is illustrated by Victoria Mikki.
When the summer sun sets, lightning bugs gather round with toads, fox and cricket sounds, and it’s time for the “Lightning Bug Jamboree.” This year’s selection features a rhyming story brimming with friends and delight, lightning bug facts, an original “Lightning Bug Jamboree” song with music, and information about the author and the illustrator who helped bring this jamboree to life.
“Reading and rhyming with children are essential, enjoyable ways to nurture language, social-emotional skills, imagination and confidence in children of all ages,” said deputy state librarian and Center for the Book coordinator Valarie Lamoreaux. “The State Library of Kansas supports everyone who reads books with children.”
Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Month is celebrated each November and encourages reading to all Kansas children from birth to age five. Kansas Reads to Preschoolers is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book, a program at the State Library of Kansas, the state affiliate of the Library of Congress’ Center for the Book. The mission of the Kansas Center for the Book is to highlight the state’s literary heritage and foster an interest in books, reading and libraries.
Visit Abilene Public Library to check out “Lightning Bug Jamboree” and other great picture books to read with the young children in your life.
