New Year's Resolution: Read!

Happy New Year! If you're looking for ways to encourage reading in the New Year, some of these resources from Colorín Colorado may be useful:

Parent Tip Sheets

Colorín Colorado's parent tip sheets offer lots of ideas for making reading an important part of each day:

•Start the New Year Off Right: Resolve to Raise a Reader! (also available in Spanish)

•Reading Tip Sheets for Parents in 11 languages

The Snowman and Other Wordless Books

A classic book for January is The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This book has no text; the story is told through its beautiful illustrations. Such books offer parents and children a chance to make up a story together based on illustrations, and can spark children's imaginations in magical ways. They also provide a nice option for parents who don't speak English or feel comfortable reading out loud to their children.

Colorín Colorado offers ideas for activities that parents can use with wordless books in A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words (also available in Spanish). For more suggestions of other titles, take a look at this booklist.

Winter and the White House

If you'd like some other ideas of winter tales for children, check out the Reading Rockets' Let It Snow booklist! You'll find books of fact and fiction as well as favorites both old and new.

Finally, for those of you gearing up for the Presidential Inauguration, check out the great selections in the Reading Rockets' Inside the White House booklist. From White House pets to the adventures of some of the youngest members of past Presidential families, these books are sure to be a hit!

All the best for a happy and healthy New Year from Colorín Colorado, and happy reading!