UPDATED: Share a Story 2013 - Just 2 Weeks Away

UPDATED FOR TUESDAY CHANGE OF VENUE.

For being a short month, February sure packs in a lot of literacy-related stuff. There are a slew of awards for children's literature and festivities for sharing a love of reading.

That's not to say there isn't plenty of literacy fun in March!We’ll kick off the month on Friday, March 1 with NEA’s Read Across America Day. It’s an annual event to promote reading that also coincides with Theodor Geisel’s birthday.

What better way to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and all that he means for children's literacy than to be part of Share a Story - Shape a Future?

This year, as we mentioned, our theme is Literacy: The First Five Years. It is partly a tribute to the fifth anniversary of our blog tour for literacy, and also a chance to recognize all the literacy work we do in the early years of our children's lives.

I am excited to introduce our hosts for this year's events ...

• Monday (Infants): Maria Burel at Once Upon A Story.
• Tuesday (Toddlers): Carol Rasco at Quietly NEW: Terry Doherty @ Share a Story
• Wednesday (pre-Preschool): Debbie Alvarez at The Styling Librarian
• Thursday (Preschool): Tif at Tif Talks Books
• Friday (Kindergarten): Yours Truly at Family Bookshelf

It is so exciting each year to welcome new bloggers to our ensemble, so be sure to stop by The Styling Librarian, Tif Talks Books, Growing Book by Book, Once Upon a Story, and What Do We Do All Day to welcome them to the tour.

And while you're blog hopping, be sure to visit our long-time contributors Jen Robinson at Jen Robinson's Book Page, Susan Stephenson at The Book Chook, Carol Rasco at Quietly, and Dawn Little at Literacy Toolbox. Thank them for joining us again this year!

We don't have any limits on participation, so if you'd like to participate, please drop us a line with your post idea at shareastory [at] thereadingtub [dot] com.