Barnes & Noble Chandler: Wow! What a Way to Start Off the New Year!

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary The holidays have come and gone, but the spirit of giving they engendered at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Chandler, Arizona is still burning brightly for Kids Need to Read and the children we support.  The retailer conducted a mighty Holiday Book Drive that was nothing short […]

Holiday Book Drives Benefiting KNTR!

Written by Denise Gary There are two Phoenix area book drives underway this holiday season and they are benefiting Kids Need to Read in a spectacular way!  The Chandler Barnes & Noble has already presented KNTR with nearly 2,000 new books and they are not finished yet.  Although we do not yet know how many, […]

Star Wars Float to Feature Kids Need to Read in Fiesta Bowl Parade!

Written by Denise Gary Thanks to the wonderful support we receive from the Phoenix area Star Wars groups, the Kids Need to Read banner will be riding atop the Star Wars float in this year’s Fiesta Bowl parade!  We could not be more excited to close out the year with our name and logo featured […]

Fanciful Fairy Tales from Phoenix Faerie Festival

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary It was a faerie fandango full of fun and laughter.  Taking place November 20-21 at Estrella Mountain Regional Park in Goodyear, Arizona, the Phoenix Faerie Festival sponsored Kids Need to Read at their magical event, providing us with a booth and a whimsical dragonfly race for the […]

Author PJ Haarsma to Sign at Barnes & Noble Chandler

Written by Denise Gary © Denise Gary On Sunday, November 7th, Kids Need to Read presents PJ Haarsma (KNTR founder, author of The Softwire series, and creator of the Rings of Orbis online game) at the Chandler, Arizona location of Barnes & Noble Booksellers.  PJ will be signing to kick off Barnes & Noble’s Holiday […]