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Jenna Schmalhofer couldn’t have asked for a more appropriate
event. Schmalhofer, this year’s Miss State Capital and a contestant in June’s
Miss Pennsylvania Pageant, came to the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford
to greet children as they entered to take part in events in “Celebrating
Caldecott” Children’s Day.
“The exhibit they have going on right now is all about award
winning children’s illustrators and books, and my platform is early literacy
that focuses on high quality children’s literature as a way to, not only help
educate students and young people, but also, to have kids fall in love with
reading,” she said. “…This is perfect. It ties in with everything I believe in
and stand for and it’s perfect with my platform.”
She said adults can only go so far in helping kids learn to
read. The goal, she said, is to get them to fall in love with reading.
“For kids who already know how to read it’s more important
that they fall in love with reading because when that happens the possibilities
are endless,” said the Lancaster County resident.
A flyer she was handing out to children and adults alike
began with the words, “Dreams begin with a book.”
Should Schmalhofer win the Miss Pennsylvania crown in June,
she’ll then go forward into the Miss America Pageant.
Hillary Holland, public relations director for the
Brandywine Conservancy, said they were looking forward to several hundred kids
coming to the museum throughout the day.
“This is a really fun day for children and their families,”
she said. “We’re celebrating art and reading. We have a wonderful exhibition of
Caldecott medal winners. These are considered the best illustrated books of
every year and we’ve got more than 30 illustrators on display.”
The children had stories read to them and toured the
Caldecott award exhibition. There were also videos and a crafts activity
period.
Holland added that having Schmalhofer on hand was a good for
the museum, too.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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