With so many TV exhibits, movies, and video games vying for a kid’s consideration, it may be arduous to maintain her or him impressed to learn. It may be even tougher to take action in “real life” settings, however interacting with different youngsters and sharing pleasure for a sequence or character is usually extra highly effective than swiping a display screen.
Enter the Barnes & Noble Youngsters’ E book Hangout. This new nationwide program invitations youngsters aged 6 by 12 to go to their native Barnes & Noble to hang around, speak books, and play enjoyable video games and actions – all “in real life.”
By way of this new program, Barnes & Noble booksellers will lead youngsters in video games and actions associated to pick out titles that showcase a spread of genres and tastes.
“The whole idea of the Hangout is for kids to see how much fun reading can be, and that enjoying characters, stories, and books really can be a social experience,” says Stephanie Fryling, Vice President of Merchandising, Youngsters’s Books. “If the kids walk away with a new favorite character or series that motivates them to keep reading, then we’ll have done our job.”
The primary Youngsters’ E book Hangout begins Saturday, July 28, at 2 p.m. in each Barnes & Noble retailer nationwide. Youngsters do not need to learn the featured books, and everybody from 6-12 is welcome. The nationwide bookseller will proceed to host Hangouts on a seasonal schedule.
For the inaugural gathering, Barnes & Noble has teamed up with Penguin Younger Readers to showcase titles that embody heartfelt poetry, a hilarious Caveboy, a mysterious journey, and a Beatle-crazed younger girl. The books are:
・ Brown Lady Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson
・ Extra Scrawny Than Brawny, by Aaron Reynolds
・ The Basque Dragon, by Adam Gidwitz
・ She Loves You (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah), by Ann Hood
The 4 titles shall be 20 p.c off all day at Barnes & Noble on July 28, and Frappuccinos and smoothies shall be $1 off for Hangout members.
The primary Hangout comes at a good time for fogeys struggling to maintain their youngsters studying in the course of the summer time. When college begins up once more, the Hangouts shall be a great reminder that books aren’t only for school rooms.
“The relationship people have with books and reading often starts in childhood, and we hope these Hangouts will help parents and caregivers lay a great foundation for young readers,” Fryling says.
This system provides to Barnes & Noble’s different choices for teenagers, together with the earn-a-free-book Summer season Studying Program, and weekly Storytimes for youthful youngsters.
The bookseller has extra info on its web site: www.bn.com/bnhangout, and shall be posting in regards to the occasion at #BNHangout.
