Dubuque County Reads
 

Dubuque County Reads for Kids makes reading fun and interactive! Children and families can explore this year’s featured book through hands-on activities, storytimes, and creative projects. Our goal is to nurture a love of reading while building connections across the community—because big ideas start with little readers.

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Attend a story time event at a participating library to receive a Free Copy* of Berry Song by Michaela Goade. All DCR programs are free and open to the public. *While supplies last. 

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Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a gorgeous celebration of the land she knows well and the powerful wisdom of elders.

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"On an island at the edge of a wide, wild sea, a girl and her grandmother gather gifts from the earth.  

 

Salmon from the stream, herring eggs from the ocean, and in the forest, a world of berries.​

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Salmonberry, Cloudberry, Blueberry, Nagoonberry.​

 

Huckleberry, Snowberry, Strawberry, Crowberry.​"

 

Through the seasons, they sing to the land as the land sings to them.​Brimming with joy and gratitude, in every step of their journey, they forge a deeper kinship with both the earth and the generations that came before, joining in the song that connects us all. Michaela Goade's luminous rendering of water and forest, berries and jams glows with her love of the land and offers an invitation to readers to deepen their own relationship with the earth.

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Story Time Schedule

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Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Date: March 11
Time: 10:30 AM

Cascade Public Library

Date: March 12
Time: 6:00 PM

Dubuque County Library District (AsBury)

Date: March 28
Time: 10:30 AM

James Kennedy Public Library

Date: March 25
Time: 10:30 AM

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