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Stories for Children Show - Why Picture Books are Important

The Stories for Children Show can be listened to every other Monday on BTR's Featured World of Ink Network at 4pm EDT. Host Virginia S. Grenier is an Award-winning, Mom's Choice Honoree and Advocate of Reading and Writing.

This week's show guest include Marsha Casper Cook, Patti Brassard Jefferson, Judy Snider, Lin Floyd and other children's author. They will be discussing the importance of picture and early chapter books. How parents need to have these resources at home and not rely on schools to introduce children to these frist-steps of finding the written word.

The discussion will also talk about what publishers and readers are looking for in good books for young readers.

Listeners are invited to post questions in the chatroom or call in to ask a question.
You can learn more about the World of Ink Network, Our Hosts and Guest at http://worldofinknetwork.com

Listen to the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2013/11/11/stories-for-children-show--why-picture-books-are-important-1

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