Lynn Stefano was invited by Stiftung Lesen to present our approach and work at their conference entitled “Prepare for Life! Raising Awareness for Early Literacy Education”, held in Leipzig, Germany from 12 – 14 March 2013. Thirty six countries were represented, and the gathering included academics and practitioners involved in various ways in early literacy, libraries and reading campaigns. The conference provided many opportunities for networking, learning from each other’s projects, and exposure to the latest research in early literacy education, brain science and language development in early childhood.