Idaho Commission for Libraries

The Bookworm is a monthly publication of the Read to Me First Book program. This early literacy newsletter is sent home to the parents of children receiving First Books each month, and contains age-appropriate literacy information and activities. It can also be distributed by school and public librarians to parents at storytimes and library events. Teachers and caregivers may also distribute this resource. Each Bookworm contains:

• Early literacy skills information
• Book recommendations
• Activities for parents to try at home
• Poems, songs, fingerplays, rhymes
• Technology links
• Library resources

Permission: You may download, print and distribute Read to Me's The Bookworm for educational purposes.

Current issues:
May Bookworm Ages 0-2 (Mis Colores/My Colors)
May Bookworm Ages 3-5 (I Ain't Gonna Paint No More)
May Bookworm Ages 6-8 (Look! Look! Look!)

Back Issues:

• September 2008
  • Bookworm 0-2 (Corduroy's Day)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (Corduroy)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (A Pocket for Corduroy)
• October 2008
  • Bookworm 0-2 (Barnyard Dance!)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (The Apple Pie Tree)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (Barn Dance!)
• November 2008
  • Bookworm 0-2 (That's Not My Pirate)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (How I Became a Pirate)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (1001 Pirate Things to Spot)
• December 2008
  • Bookworm 0-2 (Peek-a-Boo!)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (Bark, George)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (Skippyjon Jones)
• January 2009
  • Bookworm 0-2 (Shapes)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (Superhero ABC)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (ABC of Jobs)
• February 2009
  • Bookworm 0-2 (Itsy Bitsy Spider)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (Biggest, Strongest, Fastest)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (Busy Body Book)
• March 2009
  • Bookworm 0-2 (Real Mother Goose)
  • Bookworm 3-5 (My First Action Rhymes)
  • Bookworm 6-8 (A Frog in a Bog)
• April 2009
  • Bookworm Ages 0-2 (It's Spring!)
  • Bookworm Ages 3-5 (Three Billy Goats Gruff)
  • Bookworm Ages 3-5 (Fiesta)
  • Bookworm Ages 6-8 (Los Tres Pequenos Jabalies)