Read for the Record: The Snowy Day

Thursday, October 7
Start Time: 10:00 AM

Help set a new world record for the largest shared reading experience on a single day at this children's event, featuring the classic picture book by Ezra Jack Keats. This event is sponsored by the Colgate Bookstore, the Head Start group at Colgate's Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education, and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Free and open to children of all ages.

Volunteers will read The Snowy Day aloud, then help children with a mitten craft, followed by a snack.  Children will receive a sticker, activity sheet, and certificate of participation to take home.

About the book:
No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever.

     
About Read for the Record:
Jumpstart’s Read for the Record© world record breaking campaign that brings children and adults together to read the same book, on the same day, in homes and communities all over the world, to highlight the importance of reading and early literacy.