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"Books are a uniquely portable magic."
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More Great Books for Maine Kids
NEWS FROM RAISING READERS JULY 2012 |
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Newest Anthology Now at All
Public Libraries in Maine
Book lovers don't usually need a reason to go to the library but if you need one, try this. You'll find the latest of our anthologies of books by Maine authors and illustrators there.
The anthologies are some of our most popular titles and Maine Stories for Maine Children is no exception. The anthologies are available exclusively through Raising Readers with one exception. A copy is also available at all public libraries across Maine.
This year's anthology contains the wonderful picture books Baby Bear's Big Dreams, illustrated by Rockport artist Melissa Sweet; Too Many Frogs! by the Waldoboro author and illustrator team Ann and John Hassett; Cousin Ruth's Tooth by Falmouth author Amy MacDonald; Possum and Peeper, created by the author/illustrator Anne Hunter when she lived in Portland; and Hugo & Miles in I've Painted Everything, set in Cornville, Maine, where author/illustrator Scott Magoon attended high school.
You'll find our other anthologies at the library, too.
Five Stories from Maine
Stories for Maine Children
Five Stories for Maine Children
Raising Readers: Books from Maine
A Collection of Stories from Maine
A Treasury of Tales from Maine
 
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Meet Author/Illustrator Melissa Sweet 
Meet one of Maine's very own picture book creators at the last event in our 'Raising Raising Readers Presents' series.
Friday, 8/17/12, 6:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Children's Discovery Museum
171 Capitol Street, Augusta
Join children's book author and illustrator, Melissa Sweet, as she reads and talks about her book, Baby Bear's Big Dreams.
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Four Reasons You Should Read with Your Kids
- Reading to children from an early age helps them be better learners when they get to school.
- Reading aloud helps build the important connections in the brain that your child needs to learn.
- The more stimulation and interaction that a child has with their environemnt (being read to, talked to, playing) the strong the connections, or wiring, in the brain become.
- Keeping kids active and engaged helps their brains develop and gets them ready to read.
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