An anonymous donor recently bought a copy of a book for each student at an under-served school. After reading the first chapter of the book, and leaving them with a cliffhanger ending, I told the kids that they each were getting a free copy of the book. Jaws dropped, and kids sank to the floor where they’d been standing, each with their books open and pages turning to chapter two. One student asked, “I know they’re free, Miss, but how much will we have to pay?” It made my day to explain that free is free. The expression on his face was priceless.
Will you help me give books to more students like this?
Careful reading of a donated book :)
Helping the authors come up with a new story.
Students learning how Jon Agee writes and draws his books.
Reading wherever there’s space to open their books.
Students got their books signed (and their bookplate personalized) by Jon.
Seventy happy readers (and one happy author).
A small portion of the 267 kids with their new Hilo books - the rest of them were too busy reading to join us for the picture!
Author (and actor) Max Greenfield with some of the kids who received copies of his new book, This Book is Not a Present.
Some of the many students to whom we gave copies of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s bestseller, The Three Billy Goats Gruff.