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Border’s Tip of the Week-Reading Under the Stars

July 7, 2010 by

Make it magical under the stars. Like dinner, dancing and sleeping, reading can become the ultimate adventure if done under the stars or by the light of the moon.

Read Out Under the Stars! brought to you from Harper Collins
Consider camping out for a night in your backyard! Take the opportunity to unplug from TV, computers and other distractions and connect as a family by sharing some of your own childhood favorite books with your own kids by camp light in your own backyard.

This weekend Shae and I spent reading 10 Flashing Fireflies while real fireflies danced around us. We settled in at dusk with a pile of books and read until all the books were read. This was new for us, we’d never had this kind of little adventure but it’s turning into a regular event now. Last night we read The Boy Who Wouldn’t Go To Bed and she ended up as sleepy as the character.

Border’s is encouraging reader of all ages to switch up how they read, what they read and especially how much. Remember until August 26th, Border’s is rewarding your kids with a free book when they read 10 of their own. Border’s Double Dog Dare Program is a great way to entice summer reading to avoid brain melt while school is out and best of all it’s FREE. Visit your local Border’s store or online for complete details and rules and for an order form.

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Border’s Double Dog Dare Summer Reading Tip #3

June 25, 2010 by

Bring a story to life!
Whether you and your kids act out the story, describe the scenery, costumes and characters or introduce different voices bring a new life to the same old story.

One of Shae’s favorite things to do is sit in the tub and say, “Mommy, I have a story to tell you”.  She then pieces together bits of a story and acts it out with her tub animals while I sit on the floor and watch.  She may not remember all of the words or scenes or even the correct plot but what she is doing is bringing a new life to something already familiar to her.

Harper Collins has the following tips to broaden the adventure of reading.

A good book lets your child’s imagination run free to visit new worlds. After your child reads a book, help him or her to use other creative parts of their brain and build the world even more by acting out their favorite scene from the book. It’s a great way to have family fun on a summer night, or to bring together your child’s friends on a rainy afternoon. Even better, video the performance and you’ll have a great memory to revisit later! Here are a few tips:

  • Have your child imagine what the book would look like as a movie
  • Let them design what the scenery would look like
  • Encourage your child to choose their favorite character, and explain why
  • And have fun!

Check out Border’s for a wide selection of books for the kids and you! Until August 26th, kids get a free book just for reading 10 of their choice.  Visit Border’s Double Dog Dare page for complete details and the entry form.  Don’t forget to enter to win 1 of 2 $100 Border’s Gift Cards being given away right here.

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Border’s Double Dog Dare Summer Reading Tip #2

June 15, 2010 by

Summer is in full swing for lots of students. Border’s is encouraging kids to keep up the reading with a sweet little bribe. Read 10 books and get a free one.

  • Read 10 books-any ones you like
  • Download and print or visit local Border’s location for Double Dog Dare form
  • List the books you’ve read
  • Redeem the complete form at any Border’s store by 8/26/10 for a free preselected book

Borders is offering great tips this summer to keep your kids reading and able to cash in on the great free book offer.

“Encourage your children to read books about people and who are different from them. In fact, Katherine Paterson, recently named National Ambassador for Children’s Literature by the Library Of Congress and author of many award-winning books for children, including Bridge to Terabithia says, “I began reading on my own very early because I knew the magic that books held, and when I came to the United States and was regarded as alien by my classmates, books provided me with friends who helped me to understand myself and to have compassion for other people. So I urge everyone to read for your life–for enjoyment and knowledge and as a member of a family and a citizen not only of your community but of the world.”

If you have a tween boy who loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid try introducing him to Pippi Longstocking. It may be a story about a girl but it’s full of adventure and wild antics and feisty characters.
A simple change of characters and stories may be all your kids need to spark a renewed love of reading this summer. Right now buy 2 selected Junie B. Jones books and get 1 free.

Don’t forget to enter to win 1 of 2 $100 Border’s Gift Cards to indulge in great books, new music, e-book downloads and more.

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