Blog Posts
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Why Our Work at Raising A Reader is Critical
By: Michelle Torgerson, President and CEO of Raising A Reader I know first-hand the positive impact a caring adult can make in the life of a child. When I was little, we didn’t have access to a lot of books or resources. My parents had their own truck repair...
Summer Reading is Right Around the Corner. Get in Shape. Stay in Shape.
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...
Welcome Carol Emig, New Board Chair!
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 RAR’s...
Five Top Takeaways: How Children’s Literature Is Getting More Diverse, and Why That Matters
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 hearing from our...
Learn More with ‘A Closer Read on Literacy Equity’
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 working to...
2021 Legacy of Literacy Recipient
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 providing...
Can we talk about Bruno?
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 navigate...
A New Year’s Reunion
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 Year with a...
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
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 Old...
Over and Under the Snow
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...
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