{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jennifer Schultz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/jschultz\/","title":"Get Ready for Kindergarten Month","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A0xqBa8HPl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/get-ready-for-kindergarten-month\/\">Get Ready for Kindergarten Month<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/get-ready-for-kindergarten-month\/embed\/#?secret=A0xqBa8HPl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Get Ready for Kindergarten Month&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"A0xqBa8HPl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"It&#8217;s hard to believe that our summer reading program is coming to an end.\u00a0 Our final program is this Saturday, and school starts in nine days!\u00a0 We tend to go light on programming after SRP ends, but we always have a &#8220;Kindergarten Kickoff&#8221; story time for children entering kindergarten.\u00a0 We read stories about kindergarten or the first day of school, do fingerplays about school\/counting\/colors\/other concepts, and give them a &#8220;Kindergarten Star&#8221; certificate.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a low-key but fun way to acknowledge a big step in our young patrons&#8217; lives. Over the years, I&#8217;ve accumulated several favorite read alouds about kindergarten or the first day of school: Where is Tommy? The animals on the farm are missing their friend, who never fails to visit them on\u00a0a daily basis.\u00a0 When Dog tells them that he is at a place called &#8220;Kindergarten,&#8221; they are even more worried: will he ever return? Luckily, Tommy returns...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/contentcafe2.btol.com\/ContentCafe\/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III51&amp;Password=BT0051&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0399242260&amp;erroroverride=1"}