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By Denise Gary The Kids Need to Read 2014 wall calendar is presented by Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. As we get ready to introduce the Kids Need to Read 2014 wall calendar at Phoenix Comicon, we proudly present the cover art for your enjoyment. Every piece of art we received from each of our [...]

It’s that time of year again—time for fantastic fun, crazy costumes, and massive sleep deprivation at Phoenix Comicon 2013, May 23–26, Phoenix Convention Center! Check out our schedule of Kids Need to Read-sponsored youth programming, book giveaways, fundraising games, and of course, the unbelievably geektastic 4th Annual KNTR Geek Prom, sponsored by Bookmans! Kids Need [...]

Kids Need to Read Geek Prom Sponsored by Bookmans Hosted at Phoenix Comicon Hyatt Regency Ballroom Phoenix, Arizona Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:00 PM–1:00 AM (or, you know . . . till whenever) Purchase your Geek Prom pass here: https://phoenixcomicon.com/shop $15 online now or $20 onsite during the convention Don’t miss the fourth annual Kids [...]

By Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary and Denise Gary It was messy and it was fun! Kids Need to Read brought bayou fun to the desert with our first-ever Cajun Crawfish Boil Charité, raising funds for the KNTR “Kids-N-Peace” literacy program. Folks enjoyed toe-tappin’ Cajun Zydeco music while wolfing down fresh mudbugs and other [...]

All of us at Kids Need to Read would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported the Nathan Fillion Birthday Wish for Kids Need to Read. Through your generosity, the online event raised over $17,000 in support of Kids Need to Read. As a co-founder of the organization, actor Nathan Fillion [...]

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