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I'll Build You a Bookcase

By Jean Ciborowski Fahey
Illustrated by Simone Shin

Hardcover: $16.95

Ebook

Told in simple, sweet rhyme I'll Build You a Bookcase celebrates the joy of reading and discovering new stories.

Early literacy specialist Jean Ciborowski Fahey has crafted a story that celebrates literacy and inspires parents and caregivers to read to their child every day. Reading for even ten minutes a day has proven to build important language skills, curiosity and memory in young children, and encourages a positive association with books and reading later in life.

Coupled with charming and vibrant art by award-winning illustrator Simone Shin, I'll Build You a Bookcase makes a wonderful addition to every bookshelf.

Check out educator lesson plan and activities for I'll Build You a Bookcase, a title featured in RIF’s Multicultural Book Collections. To find other free activities that inspire young readers as well as learn more about Reading Is Fundamental, visit us at RIF.org.

About the Creators

Thumb_jean_fahey_authorportrait Jean Ciborowski Fahey - Author

Jean Ciborowski Fahey is an author, parent educator, and speaker dedicated to promoting an early love of reading in children. She also consults for a variety of literacy initiatives and organizations and creates home literacy curriculum for parent-home visitors and early intervention specialists. She lives in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts with her husband, Tom, and dog, Indigo. Visit her online at readingfarm.net.

Thumb_simone_shin_headshot2019dec Simone Shin

Simone Shin is a children’s book illustrator whose work appeared in Lee & Low’s poetry collection I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage. Shin is the recipient of a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, and her illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Real Simple, Wired, and other publications. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area. You can see more of her work at simoneshin.com.