Writing @ Reading: Questions for Day 2

So did you enjoy yesterday's prompts? Did they take you on a walk down memory lane? We hope so.

Well today's Share a Story theme focuses on the gift of literacy. It is a wonderful follow-on to Donalyn's and Carol's discussions yesterday. Our hosts are Terry Doherty (Scrub-a-Dub-Tub), Dawn Little (Literacy Toolbox) and Chris Singer (Book Dads).

Chris has lots of dads ready to talk about reading with their kids; and that precious moment when you witness the moment a child realizes s/he is reading for themselves. Dawn and her guests will be talking about ways to share books as gifts, complete with some recommended titles. Terry will have a roundtable discussion with Mitali Perkins and Tanita Davis talking about multiculturalism in books and how other cultures view reading at home.

That's a lot to cover! And here are a few more topics you can help us with. Several of these lend themselves to visuals, so if you want to add photos or video go for it!

• If you could take your child(ren) and an all-time favorite book to a special place to read, where would it be and what would you read?
• Select a book that reminds you of someone in your life (adult, child, no matter). If you could give them a book, what would it be and why? What is it about the book that makes you connect the two?
• If you were asked to create a package of 5 books to gift to a child what books would you include in your gift? Include one book for each year (infant to 5)

Just to recap: Our goal with the questions is to reach new places for sharing our reading and literacy experiences and ideas, and we'd love to include your voice, too. Here's how it works ...

1. Select the question(s) that resonates with you.
2. Find an old post or write a new one that answers the question. [Be sure to grab a Share a Story button from the sidebar to include in your new post!]
3. Come back here and link your post either via the inLinkz box or as a comment.
4. (optional) Tweet about your post and include @ShareaStory or the #SAS2011hashtag.

We'll be adding links for the questions all week, so there's no rush to have an answer the same day a question is posted ... unless you are entering a book giveaway contest. Learn more about that here.

InLinkz updates for Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Updated with Links for today's Prompt Series
Janice Durante, A Garden for All Times at Books of Wonder and Wisdom
Kendall Daddo, Lunchbox Literacy at Kendall Daddo (no specific post link)
Eric @ Happy Birthday Author: Share a Story Day 2: 5 Books in a Package
Roberta @ Wrapped in Foil: An Opportunity to Share a Book
Tif @ Tif Talks Books: Gift These Books
Mother Porridge: Books to Share with Toddlers
Kerry Aradhya has the Gift of Books about Dancing at Picture Books and Pirouettes.




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