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News and Observer: “NC’s ‘Read to Achieve’ program failed. Let’s turn
On Jan. 9, N.C. State University researchers issued a stark and troubling report, citing no progress in students’ reading gains as a...
Jan 13, 2019


What’s NEW at Dream Big this year?
Maybe you’re a Dream Big veteran, having joined us for many or even all of our past seven Dream Big events. Maybe you’re wondering what...
Jan 11, 2019


Join me on MLK Day?
Dear friends of Book Harvest, 2018 was a banner year for us — our one millionth book year! — and we’re kicking off 2019 with BIGGER...
Jan 4, 2019


Season’s Readings!
We wish you cozy bedtime stories this holiday season and a book-rich New Year! Thank you for the MILLIONS of ways you helped create a...
Dec 28, 2018


Jolabokaflod?
Book Babies Team Leader Meytal Barak and son Noam, with their winter break reading selection Perhaps you’ve heard of Iceland’s...
Dec 21, 2018


On Second Grade Readers, or Why It Really Isn’t Safe to Read Children’s Books Without Ch
By Daniele Berman, Communications and Events Manager A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to bring a live chat with National...
Dec 14, 2018


The Ingredients for a Celebration
What do you get when you combine 40 families (with about 150 people total!); seven North Carolina Symphony volunteers; a bass, trumpets,...
Dec 6, 2018


How Book Harvest Planted the Indy Book Project Seed
Indy Book Project founder, Gina Sprenger, and her first volunteer: her daughter Elle! By Gina Sprenger, Founder of the Indy Book Project,...
Nov 29, 2018


You and me, today
Dear Friends, My adult children have returned home for Thanksgiving, and it takes my breath away. Kibble is flying as my oldest son goads...
Nov 22, 2018
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