Kids are constantly adding pieces to the rose window that will define them for the rest of their lives: likes, dislikes, hobbies, personality, and so forth. A lot of times, kids are set on a path and expected to follow it, but when they look around their crowded lunchroom and find their peers sticking to … Read more
[This is a personal essay by Program Specialist, Kayla Aldrich. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is not a title in Read to Them’s catalog.] When you look at the image below, what do you see? Does it scare you? It looks like a hat, right? It’s got the shape and color of … Read more
To discuss Courage, Bruce and Sara sat down with Lesa Cline-Ransome. Lesa is the author of Read to Them title, Finding Langston, the first part of a trilogy that follows three young Black boys as their lives intersect in 1940s Chicago. The trilogy continues with Leaving Lymon and concludes with Being Clem. All three of the … Read more
Read to Them is incredibly honored to be selected as a Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grantee for 2022. Through this partnership, and the work of countless educators across the state, Read to Them is eager to continue to support vulnerable communities in each corner of New York. “As we look back at the compounding crises … Read more
quiet – silent, noiseless, inaudible, low, soft, discreet, inobtrusive, soundless… courage – bravery, nerve, pluck, valor, daring, audacity, mettle, resolution, guts… At first glance, these words have no overlap, no lens-shaped area of commonality. And yet, if we use a sharper lens, we find that quiet can be an essential characteristic of courage. Lesa Cline-Ransome, … Read more
We are fortunate to find ourselves in a golden age of children’s literature. With each year, the stories available to children of all ages are increasingly diverse, capturing a wide-range of experiences while respecting the emotional intelligence of young readers. Each January, the American Library Association (ALA) shares a slate of awards that recognize and … Read more
