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Beloved Book Character Prepares Local Kids For Kindergarten Parents of preschoolers, toddlers, and infants are invited to bring their children to celebrate the stories of the season with Laura Numeroff's beloved book character Cookie Mouse at Leap into Literacy on Tuesday, December 10 at 5:30 p.M. In the cafeteria at Cumming Elementary School, 540 Dahlonega Street. Admission to the event is free. Leap into Literacy is a local early learning initiative organized by the Forsyth County Public Library (FCPL) and Forsyth County Schools (FCS) to help parents practice early literacy skills to better prepare their young children for success in kindergarten. "The program begins with a simple meal, an age-appropriate storytime, and a short puppet show that introduces parents to the five early literacy practices of reading, talking, singing, writing and playing," explains FCPL Programming Manager Tracy Walker. Then, families rotate through early literacy learning stations...