Education: The Latest Topic in Lucy's Book Club

May 25, 2010 | Story by: Leslie Huffman | Categories: Education

Lucy's Book Club selects books on welcoming a new baby.

Story by Leslie Huffman

Cary, NC – The Lucy Daniels Center announces the fourth Lucy’s Book Club topic, “Becoming a Big Brother or Sister”.  The list of 10 recommended books, appropriate for ages 0 through 6, are titles that cover the many feelings that accompany welcoming a new baby into the home.

Children often have mixed feelings about the arrival of a new sibling. Lucy’s Book Club has chosen books that support the older child, helping him or her to understand their place in the family in the midst of all of the changes that occur with a new arrival. Some of these books are old classics that I read when I was a child.  Other books are newer, and some I even remember reading to my children.  No matter what the topic, reading with your child creates special memories that will last and foster a love of reading.

The Lucy’s Book Club is designed to support healthy social and emotional growth for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners. All books chosen for the bookmark/booklist are readily available in Wake County libraries, bookstores, and online.

Bookmark displays with free, oversized bookmarks listing the current book selections can be found in more than 200 locations including Wake County libraries, preschools, childcare centers, pediatricians’ offices, and bookstores, or downloaded online from www.lucysbookclub.org. Parents can visit the website (funded by the Cisco Foundation) to sign their children up for free book club membership, receive a bimonthly blog, and access a myriad of additional resources supporting each Lucy’s Book Club topic.