Maine Humanities Council

Not Norman by Kelly Bennett, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, is one of five books that Raising Readers included in an anthology of Maine stories for pediatricians to give to 5-year-olds. Noah Z. Jones lives in Maine, and recently read Not Norman aloud for the Born to Read program. You can find this book, or the Raising Readers anthology, at your local library.

Text copyright 2005 by Kelly Bennett. Illustrations copyright 2005 by Noah Jones. Reproduced by permission of Candlewick Press, Inc., Somerville, MA.

 

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Love and Kisses by Sarah Wilson, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, is one of five books that Raising Readers included in an anthology of Maine stories for pediatricians to give to 5-year-olds. Melissa Sweet lives in Maine, and the Born to Read program recently visited her studio, where she read Love and Kisses aloud. You can find the book or the Raising Readers anthology at your local library.

Text copyright 1999 by Sarah Wilson. Illustrations copyright 1999 by Melissa Sweet. Reproduced by permission of Candlewick Press, Inc., Somerville, MA.

 

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Library Lion by Michelle Knudson, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, is one of five books that Raising Readers included in an anthology of Maine stories for pediatricians to give to 5-year-olds. Kevin Hawkes lives in Maine, and the Born to Read program recently visited his studio, where he talked about Library Lion and read the first few pages aloud. You can find a recording of the entire book in audiobook read-along format from Live Oak Media here, or at your local library.

Text and illustrations copyright 2006 by Candlewick Press, Inc. Audio copyright 2007 by Live Oak Media. Permission to record this excerpt was granted by Live Oak Media.

 

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