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A Book and A Buck Here's another great reading fundraiser By Kristen SchottPublished: June, 2010

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I've been talking a lot about fundraisers and summer-reading programs in the last few months, and I've got one more, this time supporting the Orange County Children's Book Festival. Through the A Book and A Buck fundraiser, children can find a book (or books) to read and ask a family member or friend to sponsor them for every title they enjoy. The best part? It's a dollar a book. The program, which kicks off in July and runs through August, is open to kiddies and will provide all who participate with a certificate of achievement. Additionally, the top 18 readers – or those who partake in multiple titles – will be recognized on the OC Family main stage during the fair, which is slated for Oct. 3 at Orange Coast College. The event is a book bonanza for young ones, featuring some of my favorite authors and illustrators, including Steve Gray, the artistic mind behind "Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows" and "There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog," and Robin Preiss Glasser, the illustrator of the "Fancy Nancy" series. Sign up to take part in the fundraiser at kidsbookfestival.com, where you can find additional rules, prize lists, sponsor forms and book tracking sheets. Participants can also donate new or gently used selections during the festival.   Kristen Schott is OC Family's children's book editor. Be sure to check out "Storytime," my video book reviews, for more fun facts about stories you and your kiddies must read. Bedtime books Are you ready for 'Toy Story 3'? Keep young ones reading with this program A book about meeting in the middle Read with this innovative app Why do kids have all the fun? Get a look at Walter Diemer's invention Created for children, by children Ever heard of Dustpan, Texas? Looking back at the genre that started it all Do you know a 'Tiny Art Director'? 'How to Draw With Drew' Summer books Author spotlight: Henry Winkler Borders launches Double Dog Dare Reading Challenge 'Zack the Prairie Dog' Oh, what a kid-book world Young adult and children's lit in 1 place Earth Day is coming! Author spotlight: Rhonda Fischer 'That Cat Can't Stay' Calling all book lovers 'Where the Mild Things Are' by Maurice Send-up That dog's gettin' old 'Prentice Hall: The American Experience' Pick up this springtime counting book One whimsical story Anaheim Public Library launches book donation campaign Gosh, I love Spoonfuls of Stories 'Are You My Mother?' Poetry for kiddies Books aplenty in O.C. Vocab – it's not a nightmare anymore 'What reading can do for your kiddies' A look back Book with no words 'Pickle Things' Book vs. Kindle A world of magic awaits Hearts and hugs? 'Rita and Whatsit' Colds and books More 'Twilight'? 'Princess and the Frog' Where do you read? Are they really 'Indestructible'? Book journals 'Weezer Changes the World' 'All Kinds of Families'

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