ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
A box of Cheerios can help your child learn to love reading
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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Cheerios is putting 3 million children's books into their cereal boxes to help parents nurture their children's love of reading (and maybe to wean them off sugary cereal).
The Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories program kicks off during Give a Child a Book Week, starting Monday. There are five different titles, including one featuring the popular Nickelodeon characters Dora and Diego, as well as "Duck for President." All the books are printed in English and Spanish. Bonus: Parents will be able to see which book they're getting through a cut-out window.
—Treena Shapiro, Advertiser staff writer
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FINAL WORD
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