Hello everyone! While we are waiting to unveil the new website from Mr. Adler, I thought I would mention that I am still giving away books! I am carrying 5-6 books a day and I have been able to give away most of them in a 2-day span of time! It is great. I really enjoy stepping back after giving a book and seeing the children open them and smile. It is especially gratifying to see mom or dad start to read to them as they turn each page. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with a giving heart. Try it once and you will be hooked. Find more books at book fairs, thrift shops, and yard sales. I was able to get a local children's clothing sale to donate all the books that did not sell. Keep up the great work, and I will see you out there during your commute.
Harvey
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_Hello,
I've recently been brought into this awesome project by Harvey to assist with web design and promotion. Thank you, Harvey. Its nice to be part of something that can only do good. I'll be doing some retooling this weekend, so don't worry if the site goes down for a moment or two hours, it'll be up and running right quick. (Time being relative) I'm an online publishing consultant and sci-fi author, and I love the whole idea of free stories for children. Get'em hooked young. I hope everyone will enjoy the beta version of the site, I do welcome community input. Happy Holidays, JD Adler _ I liked the piece on WHYY about you giving books away—great idea!! That is what teachers are supposed to do. Right on, right on, right on!!
_ This is really good, I'll forward it to the editor and see if they'd be interested in featuring it as a feature for one of the "Great Ideas" they are highlighting in the Inquirer and Daily News. Good luck, all the best
_ A great idea: Leave books in the waiting area of children's dentists, pediatricians, etc with a little note that says "Please take me home and read me!"
_ I am a 2nd grade special education teacher and I love, love, love the idea. So many of my students that I teach in my Title 1 school do not even have a book at home and the parents are illiterate as well. I don't take a train but I do go food shopping and there are always children in the market. What a great place to hand out a book or two. Thanks for the great idea!!!!
_ I've been mulling some ideas along this line for the past month or so. I have a lot of children in poverty at my school. I would love to be able to give them a book for the holidays. Any ideas on acquiring a bunch of free books would be appreciated. I do have a couple of boxes of used books that were donated that I'm planning on pulling out and displaying for kids to choose from, but I think the more I have at this point, the better. We have 500 kids at our school. Thanks for mobilizing everyone!!
_ I love this idea! I'm going to start doing it, and I'll be especially well supplied with board books when I go to the supermarket where almost always there's an unhappy toddler in a cart.
_I do this, too - and get as much pleasure from it as the recipients do. Love to hear you spreading it . . .
_ Hi :)
Please correct spelling of DINOSAUR in this line. (Yolen (Author of "How Do Dinasaurs Say Goodnight?") Love the idea, as I'm a children's librarian :) |
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