Maine Day by Day Family Literacy Activity Calendar

Press Release - State Library Marks Bicentennial with Family Literacy Activity Calendar

2023 Update - Some copies are still available. To request some, please email Kara Reiman, Youth Services Specialist kara.reiman@maine.gov with the number that you'd like and your ability to pick them up at either Portland, Augusta, or Bangor.

Downloadable Activity Pages

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Bonus: Arts & Crafts Page

About the Maine Day by Day Family Literacy Activity Calendar

The calendar features the following Maine authors and illustrators for each month:

  • January (Health and Safety) - Ana and the Sea Star written by R. Lynn Roelfs; illustrated by Jamie Hogan
  • February(Colors) - Beautiful Blackbird written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
  • March(Seasons) - The Wicked Big Toddlah written and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
  • April (Reading) - How to Read a Book written by Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Melissa Sweet
  • May (Animals) - Thanks to the Animals written by Allen Sockabasin; illustrated by Rebekah Raye
  • June (Imagination) - If I Built a House written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
  • July ( Music) The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields; illustrated by Scott Nash
  • August (Food) - : Rainbow Stew written and illustrated by Cathryn Falwell.
  • September (Letters) - I’m New Here written and illustrated by Anne Sibley O’Brien
  • October (Numbers) - The Cat at Night written and illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar
  • November (Family) - Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons; illustrated by Daniel Minter
  • December (Friends) - Mud, Sand and Snow written and illustrated by Charlotte Agell