"[Sue Jorgensen] was always
very dedicated to children and
to
literacy. She believed that
until
someone can read, they
can't
really do
anything else."
~ John Jorgensen
Wyoming Reads 2008
Tuesday, May 20
This Year's Titles:
1) There Was a Coyote who Swallowed a Flea
by Jennifer Ward
2) A Mama for Owen, by Marion Dane Bauer
3) The Three Snow Bears, by Jan Brett
4) Good Boy, Fergus! by David Shannon
5) Edwina, the Dinosaur who Didn't Know
She was Extinct, by Mo Willems
6) The Lonely Moose, by John Segal
Click on each title above to hear songs about the books written by Diane VonGunten.
The Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation History
The Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation was created in 1996 to benefit libraries and advance the cause of childhood literacy in Wyoming. After making a significant contribution of books to the library of her children's elementary school, the foundation learned of a community that held an annual drive to raise enough money to give every first grade child a book to encourage early enthusiasm for reading. With the support of local teachers, administrators, and parents, the "Casper Cares, Casper Reads" project was born.