2009 Selection
The picture book “The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book” by Connecticut author and illustrator Nancy Tafuri has been chosen as the first “One Book, Every Young Child” selection.
Dark black clouds start to gather. The wind begins to blow. A storm is coming! Count from 1 to 10 as Bird, Mouse, Rabbit, and their friends take shelter in a cozy hollow. The animals are safe for the night, but who else is hiding in the cave with them?
Featured Event
Author & Illustrator Nancy Tafuri to appear at the Waterford Public Library as part of the “One Book, Every Young Child” Finale Fun Fair
The first One Book, Every Young Child series will wrap up on Saturday, March 6th with a Grand Finale Fun Fair to be held at the Waterford Public Library from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. featuring an appearance and book signing by the author of The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book, Nancy Tafuri.
Children and their families are invited to participate in hands-on activities based on the The Big Storm. The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center and the Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut will provide activities along with the children’s librarians who are participating in the One Book program. During the fair, Ms. Tafuri will make two brief presentations about her book and will also be available to meet and talk to children and their families. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Bank Square Books of Mystic, Connecticut. This program is free and open to the public and no registration is necessary. For more information, please call Beth Crowley at (860) 441-6750 or Nadine Lipman at (860) 444-5805. In the event of snow, the fair will be held on March 13th.
About One Book
Twelve libraries in southeastern Connecticut and the Connecticut Library Consortium, are proud to announce a new program aimed at highlighting the importance of early literacy development called “One Book, Every Young Child.”
Similar to Eastern Connecticut’s “One Book, One Region” program and based on the award-winning “Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child” program, a single picture book will serve as the inspiration for a series of events to be held from November, 2009 through February, 2010 with the goal of encouraging parents and other adult caregivers to read early and often to their preschool children.
This program is made possible by the generous funding of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut.
Participating Libraries
Participating libraries are: Bill Memorial Library (Groton), Groton Public Library, Ledyard Public Libraries, Lyme Public Library, Mystic and Noank Library, New London Public Library, Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library (Old Lyme), Raymond Library (Montville), Salem Public Library, Stonington Free Library, Waterford Public Library, and Wheeler Library (North Stonington).