Mr. Shine Goes Wild for Books

By Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary Sometimes, the greatest moments in life are witnessing children experiencing the joy of life. Kids Need to Read presented Mr. Shine to the kindergarten–2nd grade students of Children First Academy, a school for homeless and disadvantaged children in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. During his show, Go Wild for Books!, […]

Reading Revolution: Up From Slavery with Aaronetta Edmonds

By Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary Kids Need to Read introduced the eighth grade students of ASU Preparatory Academy to Aaronetta Edmonds, who shared the experiences of her grandparents during their time as slaves. Aaronetta’s husband, Wes Edmonds, also contributed to the program. The presentation supported the eighth grade English language arts studies of […]

Kids Need to Read Cajun Crawfish Boil Charité, with Chef Sauce Boss (Who Dat!?)

By Denise Gary Photograph © Sauce Boss Beaucoups of Zydeco music, door prizes, children’s creative writing sessions, free books for kids, and all-you-can-eat authentic Louisiana cookin’! Saturday, April 6, 2013 4:00 PM–8:00 PM Kids Need to Read Office 33 S. Mesa Drive Mesa, AZ 85210 Register by Sunday, March 31st Join Kids Need to Read […]

Frank Beddor and Nathan Fillion Team for Charity Book Giveaway

Hollywood—Representatives for author Frank Beddor announced that he will be partnering with actor Nathan Fillion’s charity Kids Need to Read for a new initiative. For every book sold by author Beddor at the upcoming Phoenix Comicon (May 23-26), or ordered through his new Kickstarter campaign, he will be donating one to the charity’s book drive. […]

Barnes & Noble Book Drives Bring Reading Joy

By Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary For the third year in a row, Kids Need to Read has been the fortunate recipient of incredible book drives conducted by two local Barnes & Noble Booksellers over the holidays. The 2012 drive was the largest yet, more than doubling the amount of books collected in 2011. […]