{"product_id":"book-bonding-building-connections-through-family-reading-9781623541514","title":"Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays about family, reading, and bonding with others through books. From children's literature educator and children's book author Megan Dowd Lambert.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis poignant, funny, and touching essay collection invites readers to consider how they bond with children, other family, friends, and students through shared reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDivided into 4 sections organized around themes of parenting, adoption, race, and healing, this 21-essay collection with its joyous and colorful illustrations is perfect gift for parents, grandparents, librarians, educators, and anyone who spends time with children or reading together with others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author's experience as an educator and as a parent in a blended family that includes seven children of various racial backgrounds (four of whom came home through adoption) adds depth and breadth to her expertise about how people read and respond to books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I grew up with a mother who loved to read, and what a sustaining gift that has been to me. If you are holding this book, it's a good bet that you love to read, too. Read on, and let Megan show you how to make your love for books and your love for the children in your life add up to something special.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Roger Sutton, Editor Emeritus, \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, Inc., \u003c\/i\u003efrom \u003ci\u003eBook Bonding\u003c\/i\u003e's foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imagine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623541514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Megan Dowd Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745939951797,"sku":"9781623541514","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4883ca3d-64bc-463d-bcc6-107f1025bfcc.jpg?v=1676994763","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/book-bonding-building-connections-through-family-reading-9781623541514","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}