PA One Book Program Helps to Nurture Love of Reading in Young Children

Families, child care providers, libraries, and community organizations can all help to instill a love of reading in young children through the Pennsylvania One Book program, which offers free, engaging resources to support early literacy and meaningful reading experiences.

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Each year, the PA One Book program selects a book for young children and a collection of easy-to-use tools to bring the story to life. The program has named Jessica Shaw’s “The Great Cookie Kerfuffle” as its 2026 PA One Book of the year.

The book tells the story of a small farm that breaks into chaos as increasing numbers of f arm animals fight over a dropped cookie. Suddenly, there’s trouble overhead and the animals unite against a common enemy, learning that friendship and taking care of each other is more important than winning a fight.

Available resources include:

• Printable activity guides with fun, age-appropriate learning activities

• Information on how to host a PA One Book reading event in your community

• Printable bookmarks to encourage children to read

• Printable stickers to celebrate participation and make reading reading fun

The resources are designed to be used at home, in classrooms, during library storytimes, and at community events. 

To explore this year’s book and download free materials, visit the PA One Book website.