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Mayor Menino's ReadBoston Top 10 Gift Picks for the Holidays
12/1/2008
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Mayor's Office
For more information contact Press Office at 617-635-4461
Need a holiday gift idea for a child age 4-7? How about a book?
ReadBoston, a non-profit children’s literacy program founded by Mayor Thomas M. Menino, suggests these Top 10 Titles for fun, inexpensive children’s gifts this year. Many of these titles are even written by local authors.
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
By Doreen Cronin
The Dinosaur Alphabet Book
By Jerry Pallotta
Flotsam
By David Wiesner
A Grand Old Tree
By Mary Newell DePalma (of Roslindale)
Ish
By Peter Reynolds
Kevin and his Dad
By Irene Smalls (of Roxbury)
Knuffle Bunny
By Mo Willems
The Lorax
By Dr. Seuss
My Buddy, Slug
By Jarrett J. Krosoczka (of Dorchester)
Olivia
By Ian Falconer
Childhood reading promotes language development and literacy comprehension that serve as the basis for future education. Visit
www.ReadBoston.org
to learn more about programming and the importance of childhood literacy.
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