KNTR Schedule of Events at Phoenix Comicon 2011

Thursday-Sunday KNTR Booths 301, 303, 400, 402 Exhibitor Hall Goodie Backpacks & Highlights for Kids            KNTR Founder & Author PJ Haarsma KNTR 2012 Wall Calendars & Note Cards          Author & Illustrator Steven Riley Geeksages, Geekonnieres & Geek Blinkies        Browncoats: Redemption Film Crew Star Wars Smugglers Run Game Badges           Signed Nathan […]

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 […]

Author and Illustrator Jackie Morris Joins the KNTR Advisory Council

Kids Need to Read enthusiastically welcomes Jackie Morris to the foundation’s Advisory Council, where she joins author PJ Haarsma, actor Nathan Fillion, and writer Margaret Bostrom. Jackie is an illustrator and author living in Wales in the UK. She has two children, Tom and Hannah, and read to both even before they were born. She […]

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 […]

Hyde & Geek Rallies to Support Kids Need to Read with Tweetathon

Written by Denise Gary It is no secret Kids Need to Read has a special place in its heart for geeks!  Our foundation sprang from the minds of geeks, including author PJ Haarsma, actor Nathan Fillion, and many Browncoats.  We even hold an annual Geek Prom at a comic convention (Phoenix Comicon) to celebrate our […]