Here Are Some Books to 1,000 Books Get You Started! Before Kindergarten Call Title Author Number Reading Program Happy Birthday Moon Frank Asch EJ ASC The Three Bears Byron Barton EJ BAR Ludwig Bemelmans EJ BEM Stone Soup Marcia Brown J 398.20944 BRO Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown EJ BROWN The Story of Babar Jean de Brunhoff EJ BRU Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Virginia Lee Burton EJ BURTON Stellaluna Janell Cannon EJ CAN Biscuit Loves the Library Alyssa Satin Capucilli J 1ST CAPUCILLI The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle EJ CARLE Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Eileen Christelow EJ CHRISTELOW Click, Clack, Moo Doreen Cronin EJ CRO Are You My Mother? P.D. Eastman EJ EASTMAN Corduroy Dan Freeman EJ FRE The Three Little Pigs Paul Galdone EJ GAL Angelina Ballerina Katherine Holabird EJ HOLABIRD The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats EJ KEA Frog and Toad Are Friends Arnold Lobel J 2ND LOBEL Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin EJ MARTIN Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Bill Martin EJ MARTIN What Do You See? Goin’ Someplace Special Pat McKissack J FIC MCK North Richland Hills Public Library Martha Speaks Susan Meddaugh J KIT MED The Little Engine That Could Watty Piper EJ PIPER Children’s Department Curious George H.A. Rey EJ REY We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Michael Rosen EL ROS Where the Wild Things Are EJ SENDAK

Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss EJ SEUSS 817-427-6818 The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss EJ SEUSS 9015 Grand Ave North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 www.library.nrhtx.com About the Program How to Register The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any 1. Go to library.nrhtx.com/1000books book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have 2. Click ‘Register an Individual or Family’ read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books!) before your precious 3. Enter in required information one starts kindergarten. 4. Choose to register for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program Numerous studies over the years have demonstrated the connection between reading and early stimulation for brain development, the Paper logs are also available to print from the Library’s website at: acquisition of key literacy and language skill as well as a child’s in- library.nrhtx.com/1000bookslog creased proclivity for future academic success. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges parents to read aloud to children daily. How to Log Books

1. After registering (above) and logging in, click the ‘Add to the The goal of the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is to Log’ button at the top right. help guide parents and children on their paths toward developing and 2. Enter the title and author of the book and the date you read sustaining a healthy daily dose of reading aloud age-appropriate the book. literature. 3. Click ’Log’.

Does it sound hard? It’s not! Check out the chart below to see You will receive a digital badge for each 100 books and you can visit how many books per week or month you need to read to achieve the Library to move your book shape after each 100 books. 1000 books! How Much Do I Need to Read? More Ways to Achieve... Attend Library programs and log the books you listen to during Time Until Books Per Week Books Per Month the programs! Kindergarten Toddler Time: Every Tuesday from 10:00-10:30 a.m. 6 Years 3 14 This 30 minute interactive program for Toddlers, ages 18 to 36 months, and 5.5 Years 4 15 their caregivers features stories, finger play, action rhymes and songs. After the program, toddlers and their caregivers are invited to stay and play 5 Years 4 17 with other attendees.

4.5 Years 4 19 Story Time: Every Wednesday at 10:15 or 11:15 a.m. Young children, ages 3 to 6, are invited to enjoy a variety of stories, action 4 Years 5 21 rhymes and/or songs during this 30 minute program. After each program, children and their caregivers are invited to stay for a fun craft activity. 3.5 Years 6 24 3 Years 7 28 Use Library resources to discover more books! Use Novelist in the Catalog 2.5 Years 8 33 1. Search for a favorite book in the catalog 2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see similar series, authors and 2 Years 10 42 titles!

1.5 Years 13 56 Use Novelist on the Web 1 Year 19 84  Go to library.nrhtx.com/Novelist and search or browse

6 Months 39 167 Visit library.nrhtx.com/NextBook for more discovery tools!