Special Storytime with NYC Council Member Mark Levine!

For Storytime Saturday, CMOM at Home is pleased to bring you NYC Council Member Mark Levine, reading a favorite story about the gift of giving!

IDEAL AGE: All

Learn Together

Learning to share helps children build social and emotional skills. Through sharing, children learn about compromise, fairness, and how to take turns.

Materials

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

Imagine Together

Join NYC Council Member Mark Levine as he reads his favorite book The Giving Tree, written by Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk…and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave.

Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another’s capacity to love in return.

Learn more about Shel Silverstein and find a full list of his well known books here.

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.