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Offering books featuring favorite licensed characters can engage young readers

BY BRITTEN FOLLETT

If a student selects his or her own book based on their own interests, they are much more likely to stay engaged with reading.

Holden, my 21-month-old, has fallen in love. His early morning snack and “couch time” includes a dose of “Tiger!” This is toddler for, “Mom, turn on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” It inevitably leaves me singing whatever jingle is repeated throughout the episode – ALL DAY… “won’t you ride along with me… ride along…”

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