Reading over summer vacation may not be a priority for children, but parents and teachers should make it one. Why? Summer reading is critical for students to defeat summer learning loss and retain knowledge and skills learned in the previous school year and help...
Welcoming a new board chair!We are so proud to welcome Carol Emig as Raising A Reader’s incoming board chair. Carol began her service on RAR’s board in 2017 and we are thrilled for begin her service as RAR’s board chair as the first female leading...
Raising A Reader, Too Small to Fail, and the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) held a virtual event, “Writing a New Chapter: Advancing Diversity in Children’s Books.” If you joined us, we hope you enjoyed it and were inspired by...
Encouraging parents to be their child’s first teacher happens best with great books along for the journey. But what does that look like in the time of COVID with geographic, social, and political divides? For Raising A Reader, a 21-year-old organization...
Drum roll please…. The award goes to Dick Wilkolaski! Launched in 2019, Raising A Reader’s Legacy of Literacy award celebrates funding partners who have allowed us to blaze a new or expanded trail. To recognize the incredible support of and dedication to...
By Michelle Torgerson, President and CEO, Raising A Reader Can we talk about Bruno?! Is Encanto’s soundtrack playing on loop at your house? It is at mine, and we almost have all the songs memorized! The movie tells the story of the Madrigal family as they...
Share this title with your child! A New Year’s Reunion is appropriate for children of all ages. Summary: A New Year’s Reunion from author Yu Li Qiong and illustrator Zhu Cheng Liang is an endearing story of a Chinese family celebrating the New...
Share this winter themed title with your child! There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow is appropriate for children of all ages. Summary: There was a Cold Lady who Swallowed Some Snow is a wintry edition to the twists on the familiar There Was an...
Share this winter themed title with your child! Over and Under the Snow is appropriate for children of all ages. Summary: Over and Under the Snow is a cozy story where a child and his father are skiing through the forest. Over the snow they glide while...
