It’s the stuff of childhood fantasy: Your favourite kindergarten teacher happens to own the most scrumptious ice cream shop in town. Only, this seemingly too-good-to-be-true story happens to be absolutely true for Josie Fenton, beloved teacher and genius ice cream entrepreneur behind Rain or Shine Homemade Ice Cream.
Josie’s pick perfectly represents her current status at the intersection of vibrant teacher and visionary ice cream maker - it also contains a moral quandary that she anticipates we’ve all wrestled with at some point: Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Williems
The best part about Josie’s love of literacy is her knack for developing programs that make kids love books almost as much as they love ice cream: “I always get my students to read daily, sometimes it’s their only homework! I also love reading books aloud to my class multiple times a day to encourage a love of reading and for great discussion and engagement. […] I especially care about the reluctant readers in the crowd. That’s why I was the One to One Teacher Sponsor at my school. I helped organized students with awesome community volunteers to give them some quality time to read one on one.”
Share your love of books and ice cream, stop by Rain or Shine Homemade Ice Cream to drop off your book donation and grab a sweet reward.
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A Good Book Drive is an annual book drive to bring stories to a new generation of readers, and support kids in need of new books. Running through the month of November, A Good Book Drive will be inspiring Vancouverites to purchase a new copy of their favorite kids’ book and deliver it to set locations throughout the city. At these drop off locations you can personalize your donation with a special bookplate, sharing the story of why that book is special to you. All books will be donated to this year’s book drive recipient, One to One: A Children’s Literacy Program. Share your favourite stories with A Good Book Drive onTwitter, Facebook and Instagram. |
