Big Read Lakeshore 2024
Free Books, Printable Activities and Family Fun!
Join the fun! Read the books with thousands of others across the lakeshore. Enjoy fun activities at home or join some of the many FREE events hosted by community organizations across the County this Fall!
Read on for details or call/ text 231-299-0182, to learn more about how the Muskegon Great Start Collaborative is teaming up with the Muskegon Area District Library to connect families with young children to The Big Read Lakeshore.
LITTLE READ 2024
Hear Dreamers by Yuyi Morales read aloud at bit.ly/Dreamersstory.
MINI READ 2024
Hear Love/ El Amor by Katie Wilson read aloud! bit.ly/LOVEELAMOR.
MIDDLE READ 2024
Mexi Kid, by Pedro Martin. A Graphic Novel for ages 7-13.
MIDDLE READ 2024
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. For ages 12-18.
BIG READ 2024
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for High School and older.
FIND THE BOOKS AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
Dreamer Activities Guide
Print and share or visit the event calendar to find where you can get a complete Take Home Activity Kit.
Meet the Author & More
Enjoy a Scholastic News issue all about Yuyi Morales and find worksheets, video lessons and more!
Love Activities Guide
Print and share or visit the event calendar to find where you can get a complete Take-Home Activity Kit.
Fuel Your Dreams and Let Them Take Flight; Snack & Craft Instructions
Dreamers and Love Activity Pages
Heart the Hedgehog Craft Instructions
Love Scavenger Hunt
Family Scavenger Hunt
Let's Talk about Family Talking Tips
More Tips for Family Fun!
Let's Talk about Love Talking Tips
Talk, Read & Walk Story Trails
Read Dreamers while you walk at Bethlehem Park, Smith Ryerson Park and the White Lake Pathway!
MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS!
Visit The Muskegon Area District Library Big Read Web page for more family events tied to these books.
CELEBRATE THE LITTLE READ AT GOODWILL STORES
September 20, 11 AM - Noon at 1934 E. Sherman Blvd, Muskegon
September 20, 4:30-5:30 PM at 3353 Underwood Dr., Whitehall
September 30, 11 AM-Noon, 950 W. Norton Ave., Roosevelt Park
Free Book Give-Away
Family Fun and Talking is Teaching Scavenger Hunts
Fun Kid Crafts
Story Time & More
Find more events scheduled at Libraries, Museums, Schools, Parks, Churches, and in everyday places like Goodwill Stores and Laundromats. There are craft and art events, storytimes, book discussions, writing workshops, play and learn groups, dance performances, an Aquastar Great Gatsby Cruise, and a Murder Mystery Party on the schedule. Learn more at madl.org/br!
