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Upworthy: “This woman is on a mission to get diverse books in the hands of every child. Here&#
Ginger Young was reading “Martin’s Big Words” — a picture-book biography of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. — to a fifth-grade class....
Dec 8, 2017
Round Up Your Books!
Meet Gina Sprenger and Laura Ryan, this year’s book drive captains for the Dream Big Book Drive on MLK Day. We are just over a month away...
Dec 7, 2017
ICYMI: Two Minutes of the Happiest Readers You’ll Ever See!
This week, on #GivingTuesday, nearly 5,000 people on Facebook alone watched these eager readers help us kick off our End-of-Year Appeal....
Nov 30, 2017
Giving Thanks and Getting Ready!
by Ginger Young Happy Thanksgiving! This week I feasted on turkey, pie, and lots and lots of books. I could not be more grateful for the...
Nov 23, 2017
News & Observer: “‘They hug the books.’ Young readers build libraries with he
Imagine a community in which every child owns books by the dozens, reads all summer long, and personally chooses every book in his or her...
Nov 23, 2017
EdNC: Book Harvest’s Book Babies: “Unleashing parent leadership at birth could lead to a lifet
“Not all kids go to sleep at night with a bedtime story,” says Ginger Young, the founder and executive director of Book Harvest in...
Nov 20, 2017
What a week!
by Ginger Young The Book Harvest family is catching its breath; this was not our typical week! Some of the highlights: We shared the...
Nov 17, 2017
Presenting…and Still Counting!
UPDATE: 40 STARS! That’s how many businesses and organizations have said they want to be part of our big dreams for the Dream Big Book...
Nov 10, 2017
Behind the Scenes
Recipe for a really fun Saturday: Invite a bunch of children who love to read (and parents who love to read to their kids) to Book...
Nov 4, 2017
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