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How Books Are Making It Better…and 5 Ways To Help This Holiday Season!

By Jen Barth On December 1, 2011 Comments ()

Last month, we launched Books Make it Better, a new, mom-driven movement to support early literacy efforts in communities across the country. You can read our initial post on this program here; I’m excited to share some updates, and more ideas on getting involved, throughout the holiday season!

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Books Make it Better in New Jersey

By Meghan Lynch On November 16, 2011 Comments ()

After meeting supermommas Jen and Renee at Mom Congress in April, I followed their blogs and Facebook posts about all the wonderful things they were doing in their own states. Jen had organized a community book drive in Portland, Oregon and thought it would be wonderful to bring the idea to NJ. When I reached out to her for some tips, she had already connected with Renee. Before long, we were a national movement!

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Books Really Do Make It Better

By Kathryn Young Thompson On November 10, 2011 Comments ()

Reading changes Magoo’s world. He’s now in on all the big secrets, a liberated learner. Now that he’s a reader, his life is limitless.

In my excitement this week, and there are really few things in life more exciting than watching an emergent reader, my mind has been repeatedly drawn to all the kids and families out there who don’t have books in their homes, who aren’t able to cultivate and feed this fire.

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