Readmore Books Be a Reading Superstar! introduces his very own reading challenge!
Meet Dewey! When real-life Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, and decides then and there that he will be their official library cat. With the help of library visitors, she comes up with the perfect name for him: Dewey Readmore Books. Based on a true story! Dewey loves his new home, but once he discovers the littlest library visitors who like to chase him, pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight, Dewey begins to wonder if he s truly cut out for the demands of his new job. In the end, he is triumphant as he realizes that helping people big and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his special brand of Dewey love, he can be the best library cat of all. Meet Vicki! Vicki Myron was born on a farm 15 miles from Spencer, Iowa. She worked at the Spencer Public Library for 25 years, the last 20 as the director and still calls Spencer, Iowa, home. Vicki s first book about Dewey was written for adults.
Use this booklet to help your child become a Dewey Reading Superstar! With your child, follow Dewey s lead and track your reading progress. Read at least three books in each of Dewey s favorite subjects. Have your child review each book you read by giving it 1, 2, 3, or 4 paws. ive your child his or her G Dewey Reading Superstar certificate! To get additional review forms and reading certificates, visit www.lb-kids.com. Turn the page to get started! After you complete the challenge, go to contest corner at www.lb-kids.com for a chance to win a signed Dewey book and puzzle!
Track Your Dewey loves all books, but he especially loves books about the subjects he lists below. Start by reading at least three books about dogs with your child. Then, follow Dewey s paw-tracks to the stack of books for boys and girls and read at least three of those books with your child. Keep following Dewey from stack to stack, reading three books in each subject with your child until you reach the end of the challenge. If you need help finding good books, turn the page and look at Dewey s Suggested Reading List. Dog Books New Friends
Reading Progress Holiday Books Books for the Family Cat Books You may be done with the challenge... but don t stop reading!
Dewey s Suggested Reading List: On this page Dewey has listed some of his favorite books ones he thinks your child might like, too. You can find them at your local school or public library. Dog Books Books for the Family I Don t Want a Posh Dog! by Emma Dowd Chowder by Peter Brown Arthur and the Dog Show by Marc Brown All Kinds of Families by Mary Ann Hoberman Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems by Mary Ann Hoberman The Family Book by Todd Parr New Friends Cat Books Look! Dewey has his own book! Martha Doesn t Say Sorry by Samantha Berger illustrated by Bruce Whatley Sergio Saves the Game by Edel Rodriguez The Curious Garden by Peter Brown Dewey: There s a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter illustrated by Steve James The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein illustrated by Ed Young Holiday Books Other Suggestions! Toot & Puddle: I ll Be Home for Christmas by Holly Hobbie Hanukkah by Roni Schotter and Marylin Hafner Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld illustrated by James Bennett Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher Rumblewicks Diary #1: My Unwilling Witch Goes to Ballet School by Hiawyn Oram, Sarah Warburton Wiley & Grampa #1: Dracula vs. Grampa at the Monster Truck Spectacular by Kirk Scroggs
My Book Review: Title: Author: How many Dewey paws do you give this book? Name two things you liked about this book: 1. 2. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Yes No
Has officially completed all required reading for the Dewey Readmore Books challenge, and I hereby declare them a Certified Dewey Reading Superstar Dewey Readmore Books Purr-Fect Library Cat www.lb-kids.com BR0060