Special Storytime with Georgie Badiel-Liberty, Founder & CEO of the Georgie Badiel Foundation!

For Storytime Saturday, CMOM at Home is pleased to bring you Georgie Badiel-Liberty, Founder and CEO of the Georgie Badiel Foundation, reading a favorite story based on her childhood in Africa that inspires hope for a future when all children have access to clean drinking water.

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Learn Together

Reading stories of other people’s lives helps children better understand history and their world. It is important for children to see people who look like them in the stories they love that have faced challenges, overcome obstacles, and made a difference in the world!

Materials

Computer, tablet, or phone to watch the video
A comfortable place to sit together

Imagine Together

Join Georgie Badiel-Liberty, Founder & CEO of the Georgie Badiel Foundation as she reads a favorite story based on her childhood in Africa, The Water Princess by author Susan Verde.

As a child in Burkina Faso, Georgie and the other girls in her village had to walk for miles each day to collect water. This vibrant, engaging picture book sheds light on this struggle that continues all over the world today, instilling hope for a future when all children will have access to clean drinking water.

Did you enjoy today’s special storytime Saturday? Continue reading together with CMOM’s All the Way to K and Beyond book list or CMOM’s recommended books on race and racism that helps promote important conversations, especially for young children.