Author Steven Riley Inspires “READ Together” Kids
By Denise Gary Photos by Robert Gary, Shelby McBride, and Denise Gary I thought the presentation by Steven Riley for our kindergarten students was outstanding! Kindergarten is a hard age to keep engaged, and he had our 150 kindergarteners engaged and enjoying themselves throughout the presentation. What’s even more amazing is that he incorporated teaching […]
Giving and Receiving at Arizona Renaissance Festival
By Denise Gary Photos © Bruce Matsunaga and Denise Gary Oh, the great times we always have at the annual Arizona Renaissance Festival book drive for Kids Need to Read! For five years, the festival has been holding the book-raiser benefiting KNTR during their highly popular Pirate Invasion Weekend. It is an enormous blessing to […]
Swashbuckling and Books at This Weekend’s Arizona Renaissance Festival!
Ahoy me hearties! This weekend join Kids Need to Read at Arizona Renaissance Festival on Saturday, February 28th and Sunday, February 29th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM for Pirate Invasion Weekend. We invite you to bring a new children’s book and in exchange we will give you a free child’s (ages 5-12) admission ticket […]
Kids Need to Read Inspires Phoenix Area Students to Read
Story and Photographs by Denise Gary Kids Need to Read (KNTR) is heading up a reading program this coming week (Tuesday, February 17, 2015 and Wednesday, February 18, 2015) at several Phoenix area schools and organizations. Books and Highlights magazines will be provided to participating children, as well as a Build-a-Book presentation by author/illustrator Steven […]
It’s Raining Magazines—32,820 Highlights to Be Exact!
by Denise Gary Photographs courtesy Highlights for Children and Denise Gary Highlights magazines are pouring into Kids Need to Read! We owe this thrill to everyone who participated in December’s Highlights #GivingTuesday project. Because of your enthusiastic support and the generosity of Highlights for Children, our organization is in the midst of receiving an incredible […]