Mount Gambier Children’s Centre students have received their final books for 2023 at a Books in Homes finale event held at the Mount Gambier Library.
Books in Homes is a charitable foundation that provides books-of-choice to children living in remote, disadvantaged and low socio-economic circumstances, ensuring crucial early literacy engagement and the development of reading skills needed for lifelong achievement.
As part of the initiative, each child selects nine new books they would like to have at home, creating a personalised library of their very own.
Mount Gambier Children’s Centre Director Kath Salmon said the children involved have developed a sense of autonomy, value and belonging by selecting their own books.
“The children really enjoyed being able to choose which books they would like to take home and would excitedly share with educators and their peers which books they enjoyed, often retelling the stories at kindy,” Ms Salmon said.
