Howling for Books: AZ Coyotes/Howler Partner with KNTR at Phoenix Comicon, Homeward Bound

By Denise Gary Photos © Bruce Matsunaga and Denise Gary What a wonderful partnership Kids Need to Read is enjoying with Arizona Coyotes! The two organizations were introduced by the ever-supportive folks at Phoenix Comicon and since the family friendly hockey club was seeking to support a literacy initiative, everything fell right into place. Arizona […]

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 […]

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 […]

Highlights for Children Conducts #GivingTuesday Project for Kids Need to Read

by Denise Gary Images courtesy Highlights for Children Hidden Pictures—these words conjure up instant recognition among most everyone throughout the generations. The memories of wonderful stories, illustrations, and projects inside the pages of Highlights magazine universally elicit warm and happy feelings. Through the generosity of our partners at Highlights for Children, Kids Need to Read […]