5-year-old reads 5,000 books before kindergarten
SLIPPERY ROCK — Glen Brunken, 5, is a record breaker. You wouldn’t know it to look at him, but then you can’t judge a book by its cover, which is a particularly appropriate saying in Glen’s case.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, Glen, the son of Alex McNeill and Bill Brunken of Slippery Rock, read his 5,000th book, a goal he aimed achieve before starting kindergarten later this month.
His mother said she started Glen on the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge in January 2020 when he was 3-years-old.
The challenge, backed by the 1,000 Books Foundation — a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity — has a simple concept: parents read a book to a newborn, infant, or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books, which can be repeated, before the child starts kindergarten.
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