Being associated with Random House, we’re really proud to announce that the U.S. National Endowment of the Arts is celebrating the birthday of the Children’s Book Author, Dr. Seuss, with a program titled, “READ ACROSS AMERICA!”. The event starts on March 2nd, 2013 ( which is just a few days away! ) and looks to be a very fun thing for both Children and Adults. Yes, this is a chance to get your Kids really exciting about reading!

The main focus is to help kids develop a love of reading and also create some much needed support for local Libraries. The NEA has held this event for some time and it’s always a success. Plus, they always have many different things going on so it’s always a good idea to ask your local Library what they will be doing or you can also check out the official website to see what’s happening too, just CLICK HERE!

Additional Links:

Random House’s Seussville Page
Resources for Teachers
Find Your Local Library!
READ ACROSS AMERICA on Facebook
READ ACROSS AMERICA on Pinterest

If you have been reading this blog for awhile then you might recall a post we did where we mentioned an event called, “LIVE from the NYPL: Building Stories Together” that featured the Authors Chris Ware and Zadie Smith. This public speaking event happened back in December of 2012 and was a CLOSING EVENT for the famous New York City Public Library. Both Authors talked about the art of writing and it was both informative & very entertaining. In fact, the post we did here revolved around a link to the PODCAST that was later posted of the event & if you didn’t get to go to it, then you could listen to it online.

Anyways, this post is about a review of that event. Paulina Reso, a Contributing Editor over at the WILD RIVER REVIEW website, just published a very excellent in-depth story about the event. She gives us an excellent idea on what it was like to be there and also what issues both Authors brought up that were pretty interesting. Her article is very informative. She also includes a bunch of excellent visuals to go along with her writing that are fun to see. ( Thanks Paulina! )

So, please be sure to check it out by clicking right HERE!

KIDS NEED TO READ is a national nonprofit foundation that promotes childhood literacy and addresses the crisis in library funding that currently exists in the United States. Providing inspiring books and literacy programs to schools, public libraries, juvenile offender facilities, dropout recovery programs, urban after-school organizations, and special education classes, the foundation works to develop a lifelong love of reading and an awareness of social responsibility in all children. This is a great cause we can ALL believe in so please do your part & spread the news. You can also make a donation or visit their website to see other ways YOU can help. Thanks!

“I’m mistrustful of anything you can turn-off with a switch. You can’t turn off books with a switch, and that’s what I think is one of their great virtues.” - Chip Kidd