An interview with Maya Soetoro-Ng, author of Ladder to the Moon and sister of President Barack Obama
A good friend just lost her mother. One day, she’ll make a wonderful mother herself. But as she mourns the passing of her mother, the thought of her mom not being there for her own child to love and learn from is inescapable.
Enter Maya Soetoro-Ng’s incredible book.
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Need an end-of-the-week smile? Check out this short film featuring a combo you probably never thought you’d see: bookmark meets surfboard. A book can make everything better. And it’s aptly named “Much Better Now” from the folks at Salon Alpin on Vimeo.
You can get your summer shopping in, help kids get books and save some money all at the same time. Just Be Book Smart with Macy’s and RIF.
“Dear Macy’s, You are like a superhero to my school because we haven’t had RIF in a long, long time, but because of you we got it this year.” — Katie, 3rd grade
“Dear Macy’s, When I first got a free book, I felt so happy, and I wanted to thank whoever let it happen. And now I’m thanking YOU!” — Juliana, 4th grade
“Dear Macy’s, Some of the books I liked and some of the books I loved. Thank you!” — Zachory, 3rd grade
We’re in our eighth year of partnering with Macy’s and have a lot of success stories. But there’s nothing like hearing a kid talk about what it means
Take a look, it’s in a book … it’s on your iPad.
Reading Rainbow is back and back in force. Today the new Reading Rainbow app debuts. The goal: to get kids hooked on reading via the devices many kids are hooked on borrowing from mom and dad.
At some point in the middle of a bedtime story it hit me. No dads. I had literally read half a dozen books to my daughter, and the only dad I could remember was wearing a suit and tie and headed to work.
It bugged me. And it wasn’t helping my case.
Apple is making headlines this week and we just so happen to have a signed copy of *the* handbook for folks making the switch to a Mac. Clearly, a giveaway is in order. Here’s the scoop.
We met up last week with New York Times columnist David Pogue, who wrote the best-selling “Switching to the Mac.” He’s clearly a Book Person and graciously signed a copy of his book, giving a shout out to Book People Unite.
Everybody who pledges to be a Book Person today will get a chance to win David’s book, plus a RIF bumper sticker.
Take the Book People Unite pledge and declare your belief in the transformative power of books, especially for young minds. Encourage your friends to join the movement too by sharing online. You’ll also get a download of the full Book People Unite track.
The winner of the giveaway will be announced Tuesday.
UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner, Daletta G.! For all of you Book People who haven’t pledged yet, the contest is over but you can still pledge! Just visit www.bookpeopleunite.org. Book People Unite!
We may be best known for getting books in the hands of kids in need, but RIF programs all around the country are doing some other amazing work. Case in point, RIF Pittsburgh.
Bryan and Ella Foster are the proud parents of Bianca, who is 3, and Roland, just 7-months-old. They are also both serving in the military. Bryan has been deployed four times and Ella twice. Last year, Bryan missed Roland’s birth.
Like any family dealing with separation, the time away can be very difficult. To help shorten the distance, Bryan read three books on DVD for his kids to watch while he was deployed. They never got tired of watching those DVDs. And now, Bianca asks him to read stories every day.
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