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Starting February 14, 2012, We Give Books readers have the opportunity to read digital books to earn printed ones for their own elementary schools! Through the Read for My School campaign, you can earn up to 500 books for any public elementary school in the US for free, just by reading in our online library. We Give Books is making a total of 150,000 books available to ... Read more »

Read our newest title, Little Dog Lost, tell us what you think, and you could win a new copy of the book! To celebrate our latest online book release, we're giving away 150 print copies of Little Dog Lost this month! Read the true story of a brave dog that gets stuck on an ice floe and the courageous crew that rescues him, and share your thoughts about Little Dog Lost ... Read more »

Update: The Read for My School campaign is now CLOSED! Thanks to everyone who helped to make this campaign so successful. Starting on February 14, 2012, public elementary schools across the United States will be eligible to participate in an exciting reading challenge on We Give Books! We're doing just what our name suggests: giving away books - 150,000 of them, to be ... Read more »

In 1962, Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day was revolutionary, ushering in an era of cultural and artistic change in children's books still apparent today. Its vibrant colors, cut-paper collages and graphic style brilliantly convey the sensations felt by young children. That Peter, The Snowy Day's central character, was African American and living in a crowded city offered an ... Read more »

Haven't found the perfect gift yet for your friends and family? How about donating a book to a child in need on behalf of a friend? This holiday season, when you read a free children's book online at We Give Books, you can choose to donate a book in a friend's name. Just read one of our many children's books online between November 15 and January 1, then follow the ... Read more »

Caroline Makori has taught young children for just one year. She has always had a passion for early childhood development. She saw over and over how students would be forced to leave school and many of them could not read or write. She decided to take action and do everything she could to ensure that the children she worked with would all be literate. She has learned that ... Read more »

Mary Njogu, an Early Childhood Development teacher at Chariot's Educational Centre in Kasarani, Kenya loves children. She believes her reason for living is to help students improve educational outcomes. According to her, children go through a lot that they simply cannot handle alone. They sometimes face mistreatment and abuse from the same people meant to protect them. ... Read more »

The LitWorld team has arrived in Africa, and they have had an amazing journey so far! After spending a few days in Kibera, Kenya, they are now in Rwanda to push forward our crusade to share the gift of reading, writing, and story. Denise Ortiz of Sharing to Learn joins the team on this journey, and has helped the Red Rose School create a new library!We packed up a bag full ... Read more »

November 9 marks the official 2011 launch of Booktime, the annual program that delivers free books to all 4- to 5-year-old children entering primary school in England. Starting today, Booktime will deliver 1.38 million books to more than 17,000 primary schools across the country to promote reading for pleasure by encouraging families to have fun reading together. New ... Read more »

Harlem Children's Zone recently released its 2010-11 Biennial Report. The complete report can be read here.