From Our Shelves to Yours: Books Sent to Programs in Eight States
by Denise Gary Photos by Zachary Fox and Alicia Vallee With our warehouse renovations mostly behind us, we have had a busy February thanks to you—our generous supporters, book donors and Adopt a Book Box contributors! So far this month, we have sent brand new, beautiful books to From Our Shelves to Yours program applicants […]
Ten Years of Inspiring Imagination
Greetings! Kids Need to Read will be celebrating ten years of inspiring imagination and advancing the wonders of childhood literacy this coming January! It has been quite a journey, starting off with not much more than boundless passion in 2008. But, wow, has that passion carried us forward, along with hard work, major miracles, and […]
Highlights and Kids Need to Read: Why Our #GivingTuesday Partnership is So Important
Highlights magazine—you probably recognize the brand immediately. You likely spent time reading the magazines when you were a child. You may read them now to beloved children in your life: children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, godchildren…. The magazines have the power to lull the most reluctant of readers into opening up the cover and getting lost […]
Geek Power-up: Phoenix Comicon Raises $29,493 for KNTR
by Denise Gary Photographs © Bruce Matsunaga and Robert Gary Phenomenal!!! How else to describe the incredibly fun and successful weekend we enjoyed at Phoenix Comicon 2015?! Every year Kids Need to Read looks forward to Phoenix Comicon with as much anticipation and excitement as a young child awaiting a holiday! It is that much […]
In This Time of Sorrow: Thoughts regarding the use of books to provide children with a healthy, hate-free perspective on life
By Denise Gary Photo by Denise Gary Whenever I visit with young children on behalf of Kids Need to Read, one thing is always strikingly apparent—the unbridled love they have for life and the people they encounter. Even the children living under severely challenging conditions are open vessels of love, eager to get along and […]