Students of East Quogue Elementary Fund KNTR Peace Pack

By Denise Gary Image © Kids Need to Read Kids Need to Read received a moving letter and gift in the mail this week from teacher Christine Capozzola of East Quogue Elementary School in New York: Please accept this donation from the Special Education class of East Quogue Elementary School in memory of Dylan Hockley.  […]

PJ Haarsma Kicks Off Second Year of “Reading Revolution”

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary We had a fantastic morning introducing author PJ Haarsma to the sixth grade students at ASU Preparatory Academy via Skype this past fall to kick off the second year of Reading Revolution programming. It was thrilling to watch the faces of the kids as they laughed and […]

Joyful Living is a Choice

By Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary The ability to feel happiness amid the constant adversity of life is what it truly means to be strong. How many of us constantly complain about small problems in our lives? We magnify the tiniest of difficulties, not realizing it is up to each individual to make their […]

A Holiday Donation to Bethune Elementary

By Debbie Brown Sometimes Kids Need to Read has the opportunity to deliver the donations we make to schools and organizations in the Phoenix area.  Our donation to Bethune Elementary yesterday was one of those times. Ms. Eboni Cotton is one of the 1st/2nd grade teachers at Bethune and her story touched our hearts. At […]

In Memoriam: Dylan Hockley

Photo by Rex / Rex USA “In memory of Dylan Hockley, victim of Sandy Hook Elementary School. He loved reading.” —donation from Connecticut to Kids Need to Read Peace Packs. Dylan was six years old. This thoughtful donation will be used to encourage peaceful conflict resolution with perhaps the most influential ambassadors of all: books. […]