The Very Hungry Caterpillar
It has recently come to my attention that this is an older book. I personally never read it as a kid or remember it from school, but it has become a classic in our house. Moose adores this book and almost has it completely memorized! It's such fun to read to him or to listen to him "read" it to himself. I was reading in my newest Redbook installment about Jumpstart (jstart.org) a "nonprofit education organization" that is basically trying to close the academic gap between lower-income families and more affluent neighborhoods. On October 8, they are sponsoring their 4th annual Read for the Record event. They want 1 million people worldwide to read the same book - The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Apparently Meredith Viera, LL Cool J, Matt Lauer, and Mary Louise Parker have already signed up - and so have I. You can buy the book online or in store through Walmart . You can donate a copy to a school. And/or you can pledge to read with kids (your own, neighbor kids, niec...