Help Close the Reading Gap: Donate Reading for Our Lives to Families Who Need It
Give the gift of literacy at scale. Support book donations to family-serving groups that nurture young readers and
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Inspire young readers with books by black women authors! Celebrate diversity, identity, and joy with must-read stories for kids.
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Celebrating 10 years since Maya Smart’s pivotal role as The Richmond Christmas Mother, where her passion for literacy and early
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Celebrate your child's & their friends’ unique hair or hairstyles (or lack thereof) with hair love picture books that foster
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Discover 14 fantastic children's books for Hispanic Heritage Month, from board books and picture books to young adult novels for
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Author Maya Payne Smart reflects on the boundaries of the freedoms the 4th of July extols— and who enjoys them—plus how
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Meet a reading hero: Linda Mitchell, aka The Book Lady, runs Metro East Literacy Project in Saint Louis and works to promote
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