Ninjas Conquer Pirates at Phoenix Fan Fest

By Nacole Vickery Photos by Denise Gary, Shelby McBride, Nacole Vickery, and Teresa Dlouhy Phoenix Fan Fest 2016 was an extraordinary time shared by our staff and volunteers. We love making kids happy and that’s exactly what we set out to do at the event! Not only did we conduct a scavenger hunt all weekend […]

The Page Coach visits Navajo Nation Fair

by Nacole Vickery and Denise Gary Photographs by Denise Gary The Page Coach traveled to the northern part of Arizona for a visit to the Navajo Nation Fair during their Kids Day, giving over 4,000 books to children at the event! It also happened to be International Literacy Day and we had an absolutely stupendous […]

Thunderbirds Charities Awards $5,000 to The Page Coach

  Kids Need to Read is very excited to announce that Thunderbirds Charities has awarded a $5,000 grant to help fund books for The Page Coach, KNTR’s mobile conveyor of literary treasure to children living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods of the Mesa/Phoenix metropolitan area and throughout Arizona. The mobile outreach unit enables KNTR to connect with children at […]