The Read, Discuss, Do Summer Challenge: Art Camp!

  Our annual summer reading challenge begins soon, and this year our theme is Art Camp! As always, the Summer Challenge is a way to pair books with summer fun, and this year will be all about have some summer camp style fun and sharing ideas for creative art play inspired by some of our favorite picture book illustrations. We hope you'll come along! Don't miss out. Sign up for our newsletter for all the campy, creative fun to come right to your inbox!

A Hello, Goodbye Story Time for the New Year and Beyond

 


Today I’d like to share a book about goodbyes and hellos, endings and beginnings. Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! by Cori Doerrfeld is primarily about a friendship, which begins with a “hello” and continues through lots of experiences, including a sad “goodbye.” But it’s also about enjoying different, sometimes new experiences while they last. I found this story very relatable, as my inner child read it thinking of all of the hellos and goodbyes from my own childhood as a military brat. 

Continue reading for more about this book and some story time ideas to pair with this charming story. Plus some more books featuring hellos and goodbyes!

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