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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Rainbow scale fish reading a book with a yellow sign to the left stating "1000 Books) with the words "before kindergarten" underneath


One thousand books? That seems like way too many, right? Not at all. You got this. It doesn’t matter if your child is three, or just three months – there’s no better time to start than now! 

Reading helps build social and emotional skills, sparks creativity and imagination, promotes bonding, and helps kids do well overall in school. Take that motivation, open one book, and get started. And remember, 1000 is just a number. The goal is to work reading aloud into your regular routine, and let the magic of stories do the rest. 

Log each time you read a book to earn awesome badges. Happy reading!  Reading logs can be picked up at any ARLS location or done online with Beanstack. (https://arls.beanstack.org/reader365)