"This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey and always very curious."

This simple introduction to Curious George began a love affair with the world that has lasted to this day.

The Farmington Community Library is excited to unveil the Curious George Reading Program!

This new program, sponsored by the Farmington Friends of the Library, invites families with children birth through five years to share books, activities, and songs that will help to develop pre-reading skills. It is an invitation to follow the lead of that lovable monkey, Curious George, and explore new worlds at your Library.

Designed for Parent/Grandparent Involvement

The Curious George Reading Program contains sections each devoted to different pre-reading age groups, such as babies, toddlers, two and three year olds, and four and five year olds. Each section provides recommended reading lists, activities, and songs that parents can share with their young children. For each book, activity, or song you share, you will reward yourselves with a sticker. When you have used 25 stickers, you can show your booklet at the Farmington Community Library for a small prize.

Created as a Keepsake

Everyone loves to keep track of their child's growth and progress during the early years. The Curious Kids booklet is interactive, with spaces for you to choose your own books, draw a picture, list favorite characters, and more. You will watch your child's personality unfold as they develop favorite books and characters. In future years, you will be able to look back at your booklet, recall those close times spent reading together, see the early scribblings of your child, and delight in the lifelong love of books you have developed in your child.

Modeled after American Library Association

Curious Kids was developed using base materials provided by the American Library Association, in response to research that cites the importance of reading aloud to young children and exploring language together as a means of making children ready to learn to read upon entering school. The Farmington Community Library believes that the parent is the first and best teacher of their child, and hope that the Curious George Reading Program gives parents the information and materials they need to be involved in their child's pre-reading development.

Pick up a free booklet at either the Main Library or Farmington Branch. Join Curious George, that loveable monkey, for a reading adventure you and your child will never forget!

Last modified on Wednesday, 23-Jan-2008 09:32:44 EST