October 24th is Jumpstart&rsquo\;s Read fo r the Record Day in Broward County and beyond! It is the world&rsquo\;s la rgest shared reading experience to celebrate children&rsquo\;s early langu age and social-emotional development. This year&rsquo\;s selected book is Piper Chen Sings \;written by Phillipa Soo and illustrated by Qin Leng . This is a story about a young girl who loves to express herself through singing but is struck with self-doubt and nervousness when asked to perfor m a solo in front of an audience. Piper tells her Nai Nai that she felt &l dquo\;like butterflies were having a dance party&rdquo\; in her belly\; sh e doesn&rsquo\;t feel she can sing in front of others without making a mis take. Thankfully\, Nai Nai teaches Piper that feeling butterflies means &l dquo\;something exciting was ahead&rdquo\; and that recognizing and welcom ing that anxious feeling would help it pass. Nai Nai&rsquo\;s advice empow ers Piper\, who finds her voice on stage.
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\nJoin ove r 2 million readers and thousands of classrooms\, libraries\, and communit ies coming together to celebrate early literacy.
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