AND…GO!! The 2011 Kids Need to Read Holiday Auction Extravaganza has Begun!

The 2011 Kids Need to Read Holiday Auction Extravaganza is underway! We will be running two auctions at a time (either three or five day auctions) for the next three weeks. Take a look at what we have in store for you November 30th Item signed by Felicia Day (The Guild, Eureka, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along […]

KNTR Welcomes Author and Illustrator James A. Owen to Advisory Council

Kids Need to Read is honored to welcome James A. Owen to the foundation’s Advisory Council, where he joins author PJ Haarsma, actor Nathan Fillion, writer Margaret Bostrom, and author Jackie Morris. James A. Owen has written and illustrated five books in The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series: Here, There Be Dragons, The Search […]

BROWNCOATS: REDEMPTION Backs Kids Need to Read with Independent Spirit

Written by Denise Gary In 2008, Kids Need to Read was approached by a group of Browncoats who explained that they were planning to film a movie based on Joss Whedon’s Firefly/Serenity universe.  They were driven by their love of the “Verse,” and committed to raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable causes.  Each […]

How to Dress in Style at a Geek Prom! (Phoenix Comicon 2010, Part 3)

Written by Denise Gary © Skewed Iris Photography Are you losing sleep at night wondering what to wear at next year’s Kids Need to Read Geek Prom at Phoenix Comicon?  We are already planning the 2011 dweeb connection with our sponsors at Bookmans, so it is time to start preparing your Geek style statement.  Get […]