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LITERACY-RICH WAITING ROOM *GIVEAWAY*
Attention Reach Out and Read
Colorado partner clinics-
Give your waiting room, exam rooms, or book storage a literacy makeover this spring!
Apply by August 1st!
How To
Order Quality Books
Creating a
Literacy-Rich Waiting Room
Provider Resources
Reach Out and Read Training Videos
In The Exam Room:
Talking With Parents About Books
Prescribe High Quality Books at Each Visit
Reach Out and Read Colorado is dedicated to providing high quality, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive books to children at well-child visits from birth to age five.
Mirrors
Books, like mirrors, help reflect what we observe and know about the world we live in. It’s powerful to read or listen to a story about someone like you, that you can relate to.
Windows
Books also allow us to view and understand lives that are different from our own, like a window into other cultures and experiences.
When children see themselves represented in books, they feel valued and included, signifying their lives and experiences are important. And when children have the chance to see a world different from their own in a book, they decrease their susceptibility to harmful stereotypes and learn about the world outside of their own.
“As a mother of biracial children, I did not realize the importance of diverse books until my toddler pointed to a similar-looking child in Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and said “that’s me!” It was the first time he saw himself in a book we read, and we had read hundreds of books before that moment. Since then, I have been much more conscious to incorporate diversity in my family’s library and with the books I give my patients through Reach Out and Read Colorado. Diverse books provide confidence to the child they mirror and a window into their friend’s lives.”
Dr. Kristie Malik
Children’s Hospital Special Care Clinic | Denver, CO
Examples of High Quality Books by Age Group
Infants: Birth - 12 Months
Infants enjoy books featuring:
- Pictures of faces, babies, and familiar objects
- High contrast black and white images
The content of the book matters less now than at older ages; reading any material together increases language exposure and builds a parent-child bond.
Welcome Little One / Bienvenido chiquito
BOARD BOOK
This book is a great choice for the 2-week visit as it introduces the Reach Out and Read program with a story of love and new beginnings.
$2.95 Item# 6819A Bilingual | 6469A English
Happy Baby Tummy Time Book
FOLD-OUT BOARD BOOK
Infants love images with faces and high contrast images. Caregivers can use this book for tummy time and utilize the images to talk to their baby.
$3.95 | Item# 6239A
Touch & Feel: Night! Night! Bedtime
BOARD BOOK
Infants love images of babies and familiar
objects. This book is also a great sensory tool as babies touch and explore different textures.
$3.10 | Item# 6601A
Toddlers: 1 Year - 3 Years
Toddlers enjoy books featuring:
- Characters doing familiar things such as sleeping, eating, playing
- Simple rhymes or predictable text
- Opportunities to ask questions and interact
When I Feel Loved / Cuando me siento
BOARD BOOK
Toddlers enjoy images of characters doing familiar things. This book also creates opportunities to introduce feelings.
$2.45 | Item# 6953A Bilingual
The Going To Bed Book
BOARD BOOK
Toddlers enjoy rhymes like you’ll find in this book. This book also promotes a fun bedtime routine.
$3.70 | Item# 6417A
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear / El ratoncito, la fresa roja y madura, y el gran oso hambriento
PICTURE BOOK
Toddlers enjoy the repetitive text and illustrations in this book.
$2.95 | Item# 1723A Bilingual
Preschoolers: 3 - 5 Years
Preschoolers enjoy books featuring:
- Familiar stories and books that introduce new concepts
- Eye-catching illustrations
- Real-life experiences, such as making friends, going to school, weather, fire trucks, etc.
- Opportunities to interact around the storyline
Lola at the Library / Lola en la biblioteca
PICTURE BOOK
Preschool aged children enjoy this book because of the familiar concepts, real life experience of the library, and vibrant illustrations.
$2.95 | Item# 6455A Bilingual
Meesha Makes Friends
PICTURE BOOK
Preschool aged children enjoy this book because it’s a realistic story about making friends and building relationships.
$3.30 | Item# 6798A
Jabari Jumps
PICTURE BOOK
Preschool aged children enjoy this book because of the vibrant illustrations and familiar, real life story of a young child overcoming their fear.
$2.95 | Item# 6545A
back to birtH
We are excited to offer a new program enhancement at all our partner clinics that allows us to begin serving our communities’ most vulnerable children from day one. When we went 'Back To Birth,' we added 3 additional books at the 1-week, 2-month, and 4-month well-child visits, effectively doubling the impact of Reach Out and Read in the first year of life.
Watch the quick 6-minute Back To Birth training video ➜
0-5 Month Book Recommendations
Take 3 minutes to watch this video from author Anna Bardaus before ordering your books!
All About Books - Title Recommendations
Parent-Centered Books:
These books intentionally have more text than your average newborn board book, giving tired parents the tools they need to share their voice with their baby. Both books include diverse characters.
Ten Little Fingers
by Annie Kubler
$2.30
Item# 3565A
Bilingual Option – Item# 3575A
My Heart Fills With Happiness
by Monique Gray Smith
$2.95
Item# 6536A
Bilingual Option – n/a
Child-Centered Books:
All three of these books have fewer words that the parent-centered choices above and instead include images of babies or high contrast illustrations that newborns enjoy. Both Hello Baby and Me and You include diverse babies.
Hello Baby: Faces
by Roger Priddy
$2.75
Item# 5959A
Bilingual Option – n/a
Me and You
by Frida Bing
$2.75
Item# 3636A
Bilingual Option – n/a
Animals
by Lake Press
$2.75
Item# 6101CQ
Bilingual Option – Item# 6105A
Scholastic - Title Recommendations
Parent-Centered Books:
These three books intentionally have more text than your average newborn board book, giving tired parents the tools they need to share their voice with their baby. All books include diverse characters.
Dance, Dance, Baby!
by Anna Bardaus
$2.20
Item# 8LU561899
Bilingual Option – n/a
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
by Scholastic
$2.70
Item# 8LU808984
Bilingual Option – Item# 8LU808991
Now That You’re Here
by Linda Mayes
$3.48
Item# 8OR733155
Child-Centered Books:
All three of these books have fewer words that the parent-centered choices above and instead include diverse images of babies or high contrast illustrations that newborns enjoy.
Love is You and Me
by Anna Bardaus
$2.65
Item# 8LU588631
Bilingual Option – Item# 8LU588632
Smiley Faces
by Little Faces
$2.75
Item# 8LU828376
Biligual Option – Item# 8LU828424
Amazing Feelings
by Scholastic
$2.30
Item# 8LU576710
Bilingual Option – n/a
Start a Program at Your Clinic
Become a Reach Out and Read Partner Clinic
Our program is designed to be integrated quickly and simply into your practice; we’re always excited to add new pediatric professionals to our network and serve more families. If you are interested in learning more about the Reach Out and Read model and becoming a partner clinic, please email Jessie Chase, our Director of Programs, or click here to get started.
