Toronto, ON – In celebration of the 10th annual Family Literacy Day®, January 27, 2008, founding sponsor Honda Canada and ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation offer a series of family tips for fun activities to help build literacy skills. These various activities are listed on www.abc-canada.org/family_literacy. While visiting the site, families can also enter the Munsch at Home contest to win a special visit from Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch and a 10th year special treat – a weekend trip to Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

“Honda welcomes the chance to support Family Literacy Day because it highlights the importance of nurturing literacy skills in our families. Adults can fulfill their dreams and share that love of reading and learning with their children,” says Jim Miller, Executive Vice President, Honda Canada. “As a caring company, Honda especially values the opportunity to partner with people in the communities where we live, work and play.”

To be eligible to enter the Munsch at Home contest, families must submit a brief description of their planned Family Literacy Day event to ABC CANADA by 5:00 p.m. EST on December 14, 2007. The winning family can also name a public library or literacy group to also receive a visit from Munsch.

Family Literacy Day was established to encourage families to learn together throughout the year. “There are all sorts of fun things families can do to read and learn together,” says Margaret Eaton, President of ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation. “Be creative. Take time to explore, share ideas and encourage your hobbies and interests. Everyone in the family will benefit.”

Being the 10th year of Family Literacy Day, here are 10 ‘road-tested’ tips suggested by families to get you thinking about what you could do as a family:

1. Create a family book club. Read and discuss the books together.

2. Make a particular night Board Game Night. Maybe invite another family for a challenge.

3. Have your kids create the map for your next road trip then they can navigate by reading signs and billboards. Create a trip journal.

4. Read news articles and magazines and then discuss current affairs together.

5. Volunteer as a family to read at a children’s hospital or at a senior’s centre.

6. Surf the Internet together to find great sites that support your hobbies.

7. Read a classic adventure together. If your children like Survivor, they will love Treasure Island.

8. Research and write your family’s history. Use the Internet, family letters and documents as resources, and interview your relatives.

9. Sing favourite songs. Find out more about the songwriter or singer on the Internet. Make up your own songs.

10. Write your own adventure. Write a short story as a family with alternative endings written by each family member.

For additional Family Literacy Day tips, activities and Munsch at Home contest details and rules, visit www.abc-canada.org/family_literacy. Family Literacy Day, now in its 10th year, was created by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation and is generously supported by founding sponsor Honda Canada.