Week of the Young Child Celebrations

You may know that in our previous lives, Cheryl and I were both teachers of young children. We still have a soft spot in our hearts for these emerging readers. When I taught kindergarten and first grade, I was awed by the growth the kids demonstrated over just a few months. I still find it amazing how much those little bodies and brains can do, how they absorb and respond to the world and people around them. Reading with children is one of the most important things we can do with young children to give them a good start on their journey of growth and learning.

The Week of the Young Child is an annual event sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers and families. This year, Chapters Books & Gifts and the Seward County Head Start program are partnering to celebrate Week of the Young Child. On Thursday, April 16, kids ages 3-6 are invited to join us at Chapters at 10:30 a.m. for storytime with Miss Cheryl. She’ll be reading the very fun Pete the Cat books, and special guests at storytime will be the kids from the Head Start program. Everyone else is invited, too. We’ll also be hosting an in-store book fair for Seward County Head Start all day Thursday, April 16. A portion of all purchases in the store that day will benefit Head Start programming. Please shop at Chapters that day and support a program that helps gives area kids a healthy start in life and learning. Stop by anytime during the Week of the Young Child, April 12-18, to see the artwork in our windows provided by the Head Start kids or for information about Head Start programs.