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HELP YOUR CHILD LOVE READING

by Alison David

[Begin in utero!]

"A practical guide for parents in the real world!" published by Farshore.

KEY POINTS

There are so many things that reading brings to children == Reclaim quiet time==Make a commitment to reading every day.

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.From Miss Pam, Children's Librarian and Early Literacy Expert with over 35 years of experience.

Repetition is the key to learning, however, no two episodes are the same!

*Why a podcast for babies?

Get your baby cooing, babbling and talking - micro-steps to language. A mix of songs, rhymes and simple stories, is a joyful, educational tool to use every day for 12 minutes of intentional read, rhyme and singing - early literacy and numeracy skill building.

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*Authors Stephanie Cohen (My First Learn-to-Talk Book) and Jorg Muhle (Poor Rabbit) join Miss Pam to read excerpts of their books on this episode that is all about feelings - BIG feelings!*Remember to rate and review - that really helps us! Thank you!

Knife! Fork! Spoon! Spa-tu-la! Cha - cha - cha!

WATCH Maya and the children do it in their kitchen! You'll be doing this one before every meal, trust me! 🔉Listen to author Atinuke read an excerpt of “L is for Love”

My grandchildren Kanayo and Arinze (and their parents - especially my son-in-law, who is British-Nigerian!) love Atinuke’s books.

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“L is for Love” is about a family travelling into Lagos to sell lemons at the market. There is a lizard 🦎 lurking on each page, which Arinze was excited to bash.

We love this book. Your little one will too! Thank you Atinuke!

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

📚The Rice In the Pot Goes Round and Round at the table where my family gathers round! by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

📚Whole World - Barefoot Books - an excerpt.

🎵 Shake, shake that mango tree!

🎵 It was under the coconut tree!

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Storytime! Get cozy with your little one as Librarian Miss Pam takes you on a 15 minute music and language adventure for Black History Month.⁠

Remember research shows that young children don’t learn language through video or audio alone - so join in and model how much fun it is to learn!

THIS EPISODE:

Rhyme, sing, gesture and move along to:

🎵 A familiar rhyme with a new twist : 👀

Eyes can do so many things. Get ready to open your eyes and shut your eyes!

Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Give a little blink, blink, blink. Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Give a little blink, blink, blink

Open, shut them. Open, shut them. Now let's try to wink. Wink with one eye, then wink with the other.

📚 Please, Puppy, Please! by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee - practice those /p/ sounds with this playful puppy!

🎵 Sweet Honey In The Rock - I Love to Laugh!

I love to laugh. I love to giggle from my head to my toes. It makes me feel so good. A real feel good song that you makes you want to giggle!

...second verse.... aaah, you'll have to listen to the episode!

🎵Ashley Causey-Golden creator of Afrocentric Montessori sings for us!! A sweet, sweet song. Listen to the end where she talks about why she wrote it!

📚 I Got the Rhythm Connie Schofield Morrison

📚The Idea in You. A picture book by Questlove.

"Are you with me? Reach up into the sky and unhook a star. Did you get that star?"

- "Books" a poem by Eloise Greenfield

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I am delighted to share the audio stage with

Grace Lin

NY Times Bestseller and Caldecott Award winning author of "When the Mountain Meets the Moon"and "A Mooncake for Little Star" and

⁠⁠Maria Adcock ⁠⁠https://biculturalmama.com/

author of "It's Chinese New Year, Curious George!"

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INSIDE THE EPISODE

1: Xīn Nián Kuài Lè (新年快乐)

Pronounced: shin (like above your ankle) nian (knee-yen). kuai (like the bridge over the river kuai). le (luh ).

2: Chopsticks, noodles, tea and tofu.

3: The lyrics and the music of the song "Gung Hay Fat Choy" was written by Nancy Stewart from Sing With Your Kids:

Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese New Year Song (wishing you good fortune and happiness)

CHORUS: (Keep a rhythm patting hands together one hand up, then the other)

Gung Hay Fat Choy, Gung Hay Fat Choy
Sing Happy New Year, Gung Hay Fat Choy

The new moon tells us, exactly when

(hold up hand in C shape for crescent moon)

To celebrate with family and friends
(clap hands in rhythm)

Clean up the house and get out the broom

Sweep out the old year, bring in the new

(pretend to sweep)

Bring out the apples, the oranges too

(hold out one fist, then the other)

Their colors bring us joy and good luck too

The dragon dances, the lanterns light

(place hands together, and snake around )

The firecrackers light up the night

(alternate right and left fist with fingers opening quickly to mimic shooting fireworks).

4: I added a tune to a few of the pages of the book Dragon Dance by Joan Holub, illustrated by Benrei Huang to make the song about the awesome color 'red'.

🐍 Thanks Amber for your New Years' greetings straight from China!

and MASSIVE THANKS to

🐍 Grace Lin and to

🐍 Maria Wen Adcock

2025 Year of the Snake

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