Calling all Book Lovers and Authors to Make a Difference to a Child in Need…

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Children’s book author Michelle Eastman has a fantastic post on her blog about an initiative to get quality books into the hands of children who would not otherwise have them. Please check it out. I will be participating and I challenge everyone to do the same.

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It’s a little early, but I wanted to reach out to all of the book lovers and authors who’d like to join me during the month of March to get quality books into the hands of deserving kids.

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Last year, I started the initiative, “MARCHing Books to Kids” to raise awareness and collect books for children of incarcerated parents. I was delighted to have authors and lit lovers from all over the world support this cause. In fact, we collected 348 books from generous people in 11 different states and 4 countries! I hope this year will be just as great! The feedback from the participating families was incredible. They were especially touched that authors signed books for their children. That was a new experience for most of the families.

According to Reading is Fundamental (RIF), Nearly two-thirds of low-income families in the U.S. DO NOT own books. …

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12 thoughts on “Calling all Book Lovers and Authors to Make a Difference to a Child in Need…”

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  4. A great cause, books bring delight and it is great to share something that is not only fun but educational. Inspire kids when they are young and goo things will happen.

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  5. This is a great project, Michelle, and so good that you reblogged it and have decided to participate. Anything that can get books into the hands, and hearts, of young children is a good thing, I think.

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