Fewer adults in the U.S. are reading for pleasure. So what does that mean for early readers? Establishing reading routines like story time can be important for brain development and lifelong literacy skills.

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Today, it’s our fall reading show, and we’re dedicating the hour to young adult and children’s books. Our panel will share their favorites.

If you have a young reader at home, we want to hear from you! What does story time look like in your household?

GUESTS:
Kym Powe: Children and Young adult Consultant for the Connecticut State Library
Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason: Author of Grandmother Moon and 2024 Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher of the Year
Winsome Bingham: Children’s book author and Army Veteran

Fewer adults in the U.S. are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/20/american-reading-declines-attention-spans/">reading for pleasure.</a>&nbsp;So what does that mean for early readers? Establishing reading routines like story time can be important for&nbsp;<a href="https://headstart.gov/publication/read-it-again-benefits-reading-young-children">brain development and lifelong literacy skills.</a>
Rahele Jomepour-Bell/Provided
Today, it&rsquo;s our fall reading show, and we&rsquo;re dedicating the hour to young adult and children&rsquo;s books. Our panel will share their favorites.
If you have a young reader at home, we want to hear from you! What does story time look like in your household?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Kym Powe:&nbsp;Children and Young adult Consultant for the&nbsp;<a href="https://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/children">Connecticut State Library</a></li>
<li><a href="https://naisi.brown.edu/people/wunneanatsu-lamb-cason">Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason</a><a href="https://naisi.brown.edu/people/wunneanatsu-lamb-cason">:</a>&nbsp;Author of Grandmother Moon and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gilderlehrman.org/about/gilder-lehrman-institute-names-wunneanatsu-lamb-cason-2024-national-history-teacher-year">2024 Gilder Lehrman Institute Teacher of the Year</a></li>
<li><a href="https://binghamwrites.com/">Winsome Bingham:</a>&nbsp;Children&rsquo;s book author and Army Veteran</li>
</ul>

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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