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SAN PABLO — Families are invited to enjoy hands-on activities, interactive read alouds and get free books at the San Pablo Library Back to School celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 30. Parents can ...

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A new British survey from data company Nielsen and publisher HarperCollins found that the number of parents reading aloud to their preschool-age kids declined to just 41 percent, from 64 percent in ...

The Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Two-Year-Old The Benefits of Reading Aloud to Your Two-Year-Old When kids sit next to a caring adult and hear engaging stories, they develop positive associations ...

Editor's note: For an album of images from read aloud sessions, click here. Children’s Book Week, held in the first week of May, was established to reinforce a joy of reading in children. Now in its ...

We've all heard about the benefits of learning to read quietly and independently. A big part of learning at school is all about reading, but it's not always easy to find time for more reading at home.

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Michelle Obama is cracking open some of her favorite children’s picture books — which the former First Lady will read aloud in free live-streams over the next four weeks for kids stuck at home. In ...