Rx for Summer Reading encourages children and families to grow with us
In 2006, what began as an idea - a seed - has blossomed into something beautiful - a flower - over the last 20 years. Just as Lola’s flower garden and our bodies evolve over time, Reach Out and Read-Alabama has also flourished, planting the love of reading into the minds of children and families across the state the last 20 years.
Join Reach Out and Read-Alabama from June 1 - July 31 for the 17th annual Rx for Summer Reading.
Lola Plants a Garden
How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy. She wants to plant her own garden of beautiful flowers, so she and Mommy go to the library to check out books about gardening. They choose their flowers and buy their seeds. They dig and plant. And then they wait. Lola finds it hard to wait for her flowers to grow, but she spends the time creating her own flower book. Soon she has a garden full of sunflowers and invites all of her friends for cakes and punch and a story amongst the flowers.