23. VOTE!
Written and illustrated by Eileen ChristelowClarion Books, $16.00, ISBN: 0618247548
Just in time for the U.S. presidential election year, this book explains in detail and with much dog humor how the process works. Pen, ink, and acrylic gouache pictures illustrate everything from campaign speeches to why dogs can't vote. Original and timely.
BEST REASONS TO KEEP ON READING TO CHILDREN
Read for the joy of it and for the closeness that comes when you share a good book with a child. Read books to touch the heart, open the mind, shake the imagination, tickle the funnybone, teach profound lessons, warm the soul, and introduce the world and all its blessings to the children in your life. Read so a child will want to come back for more. As long as there are great children's books and classics, keep on reading!
Shelley Butler and Deb Kratz are authors of the Parents' Choice Award-winning book THE FIELD GUIDE TO PARENTING, which is featured in FamilyFun's Raising Kids solution center. For more information or to contact the authors, visit their Web site.
