LaGrange resident and Springwood School 10th-grade student Caroline Van Schoor recently created and published an educational coloring book to raise money for local early learning initiatives, specifically the Jungle Bus.
Van Schoor worked with Jungle Bus representatives Gail Gordon, aka Reading Ranger, and Nicole Kennedy, aka Jungle Jama, to create the interactive coloring book entitled, “Learning the ABCs with My Jungle Friends: Baby’s First Educational Coloring Book.” The coloring book helps children learn the ABCs by coloring in images of animals associated with the letters A through Z. The pages also provide educational tips for adults to help the child best learn how to read.
“I enjoyed volunteering with the Jungle Bus so much that I wanted to come up with a creative way to raise money for them,” said Van Schoor. “I enjoyed designing the coloring pages with the animals’ images and providing reading tips at the bottom of each page. Mrs. Gail (Gordon) and Mrs. Nicole (Kennedy) helped me come up with these tips so that parents and adults can learn how to encourage reading with their children, too.”
The Jungle Bus is a jungle-themed bookmobile that visits schools, neighborhoods, early learning centers, and community events in Troup County. Its mission is to promote a love of reading and ensure that children are prepared to learn when they start school and share the love of reading by putting free books in the hands of children.
“We are beyond excited about this coloring book and Caroline’s generosity in using it to benefit THE JUNGLE BUS. It is a two-generational coloring book!” said Success By 6 Coordinator Gail Lee Gordon. “Children can enjoy coloring with an adult, and the adult can benefit from helpful reading tips on each page.”
“Coloring together with your child is a great way for family members to not only spend quality time with their child but for both generations to strengthen hand-eye coordination, improve fine motor skills, build creativity, and relieve stress,” said Troup County Schools Community Coordinator Nicole Kennedy. “We would love to see families with this coloring book at restaurants, at doctors’ offices, in the car, EVERYWHERE! Put the screens down and pick up a jungle-themed coloring book today!”
The coloring book’s proceeds will go to the Jungle Bus and early learning initiatives in Troup County. It is available on Amazon for $6.99 at this link: https://a.co/d/1a44GSZ.
Media Contact: Caroline Van Schoor, [email protected] or (706) 415-6263.
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