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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi gang,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="http://www.clel.org/">Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy</a> announced the winners of their Bell Awards this morning! These awards were given to honor five picture books from 2013 that provide families with excellent support
of children's early literacy development around five key practices (which will be familiar to folks who are using the Every Child Ready to Read 2<sup>nd</sup> Edition):<br>
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</span></span><![endif]>Read - <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13792593-open-this-little-book?from_search=true">Open This Little Book</a></i></b> by Jesse Klausmeier; illustrated by Suzy Lee<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Talk - <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17286758-moo?from_search=true">Moo!</a></i></b> by David LaRochelle; illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Sing - <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17165882-nighty-night-cooper?from_search=true">Nighty-night, Cooper</a></i></b> by Laura Numeroff; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Write - <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15953631-the-things-i-can-do?from_search=true">The Things I Can Do</a></i></b> by Jeff Mack<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Play - <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15953630-ni-o-wrestles-the-world">Niņo Wrestles the World</a></i></b> by Yuyi Morales<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">These books have been recognized as some of last year’s best early literacy contributions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would recommend you check out CLEL’s Award page … you can click on each book’s title to discover some activity ideas for how families can extend the fun and meaningful learning!
<a href="http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards-2014-winners%20">http://www.clel.org/content/bell-awards-2014-winners%20</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take care!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Rick Samuelson, Youth Services Librarian<br>
Washington County Cooperative Library Services<br>
111 NE Lincoln, MS 58A<br>
Hillsboro, OR 97124<br>
(503) 648-9785 5#<br>
ricks@wccls.org <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"The clever men at Oxford<br>
Know all that there is to be knowed.<br>
But they none of them know one half as much<br>
As intelligent Mr Toad!"<br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">-Kenneth Grahame,
<i>The Wind in the Willows</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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