Team Mimi's Little Free Library

The importance of reading to a child 💖

A “million word gap” for children who aren’t read to at home Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This “million word gap” could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, ...

On December 13th in memory of our grandmother, Team Mimi will partner with Schwarzwald Lutheran Church and the Exeter Area Food Pantry in Reading for their “big holiday give” where families can find toys, books, and apparel for their children. The Exeter Food Pantry serves between 150 and 180 families each month and at least half of those families have children in their homes. Team Mimi is responsible for providing books and it is our goal to give at least two new books to every child, as well as provide a large selection of very gently used books for families to choose from.

PLEASE HELP US REACH THIS GOAL BY PURCHASING NEW BOOKS FROM OUR HOLIDAY GIVE WISH LIST ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22X3USPY9O8CZ?ref_=wl_share

Your support means so much to us and the community as we work to ensure all kids will have gifts under their tree this year!

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Thank you to all who participated in our Usborne Book Party! We had $623 worth of sales, which means we received over $250 to go towards purchasing books for our December Book Drive! We have also had a TON of gently used books being donated as well! This mean we will be able to serve so many families and continuing to fill many households with literacy! This amazing community effort to raise money and receive donated books means a lot to us. So a BIG thank you to everyone from Team Mimi! ❤️