Family Book Voyage I
(Ages 6-10 and a parent or caregiver)

A library-based family reading program serving families by teaching them how to talk about books and by encouraging voluntary reading.

Session I: Oral Tradition
Rich Tradition of oral literature in narrative poems, school-yard rhymes, jump rope and gaming rhymes.

Session 2: Fairness--Do the Right Thing
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Jon Scieszka
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Verna Aardema
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst

Session 3: Greed -- What's in it for Me?
The Talking Eggs, Robert San Souci
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, John Steptoe
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, retold by Eric Kimmel

Session 4: No Guts, No Glory
Lon Po Po, Ed Young
Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
Abiyoyo, Pete Seeger