Former First Lady Launches Pre-School Reading Program

By: John Gilbert - Email

Posted: Thu 11:07 PM, Apr 12, 2012

Former First Lady Barbara Bush helped officially launch a new pre-school education partnership Thursday at the George Bush Presidential Library on the A&M campus.

It's all about encouraging children and their parents to read aloud together.

And this partnership between the Malvern School, a private pre-school in Pennsylvania, and the Bush Library, is based on some recordings the former First Lady made back in 1991.

That was when she hosted a popular children's radio show called "Mrs. Bush's Story Time".

Two years ago the Malvern School relaunched Story Time in its pre-schools. And it was so successful, the program is being developed for schools and libraries across the country, for free.

Kristen Waterfield, the President of The Malvern School says,
"It's a thrilling experience and we thank Mrs. Bush and the library, they've been so wonderful. And Barbara Bush's corp. is really fantastic in promoting literacy for the young and old."

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