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Keep young ones reading with this program Mission Viejo Library launches SummerREAD By Kristen SchottPublished: June, 2010

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We're well into summer, and your children are either ending their school year or are already out for the three-month break. But are they reading? Multiple programs are going on throughout the county and nation to support summer reading among children, and the Mission Viejo Library's own platform kicks offs June 24. SummerREAD is geared toward infants and children up to age 12, and offers weekly entertainment and prizes – all for checking out and enjoying books. Among the features: The Pirate Magic Show on June 24 and the David Cousins Comedy Juggling Show on July 13. The best part? The six-week program – which runs through Aug. 5 – is completely free. And, participants can also bring a canned or nonperishable food item each time they visit the library to donate to the South County Outreach Food Drive. Last year, kiddies contributed more than 2,000 pounds of food to the agency. Wow – free books, prizes and good deeds. What could be a better way to spend the summer? For more information, visit cmvl.org. 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. 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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