Kids Laugh and Learn at KNTR Build-a-Book Program with Steven Riley

By Denise Gary Photographs © Bruce Matsunaga, Robert Gary, and Carl Wagner There are times when you just have to stand back and marvel! Such was the case when the always hilarious and entertaining author/illustrator Steven Riley led creative sessions for children in the Kids Need to Read pavilion at Phoenix Comicon 2012. The convention […]

Reading Revolution: ASU Prep Students Demonstrate Proactive Solutions

by Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary “Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible — the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.” —Virginia Satir The quote above could easily be describing Reading Revolution, the […]

SARRC Volunteers Beautify KNTR Office with Help from Harper’s Nursery

By Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary and Denise Gary Let me be frank, we truly love our new office building – a 1940’s abode converted into a comfy headquarters where charitable deeds are envisioned, planned, and put into action. However, the dreary gravel beds at the front entrance were not engendering the slightest bit […]

Reading Revolution: Inspiring Positive Life Paradigms

By Denise Gary Photographs © Robert Gary I learned my first life lesson of emotional suffering in others when I was in fifth grade. A paradigm of compassion and respect that would last throughout my lifetime came together in one fateful moment of despair expressed directly to me by a sad, neglected girl cruelly referred […]

Reading Revolution: Dr. B Heralds New KNTR Books at ASU Prep

By Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary Although he carried a PowerPoint remote rather than a trumpet, KNTR Chairman Dr. James Blasingame (AKA Dr. B) presented the middle school students of ASU Preparatory Academy with a royal introduction to the new books they will enjoy as part of the continuing Kids Need to Read “Reading […]