SUPPORT READERS & WRITER ROCK!
PROVIDING FREE NEW BOOKS TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY
We are asking for donations to help grow the outreach of our nonprofit, Readers & Writers Rock!
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR GIFT MATCH CHALLENGE
In honor of Children’s Book World and in appreciation of our store staff, an anonymous donor and longtime friend of Children’s Book World has offered a GENEROUS $5,000 MATCHING GRANT, DOUBLING YOUR IMPACT BY MATCHING DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR UP TO A TOTAL OF $5000 - ALL DONATIONS MADE TO READERS & WRITERS ROCK! BY DECEMBER 31, 2022.
Donations of all amounts will be greatly appreciated.
Support Readers & Writers Rock! and provide free new books to underserved children throughout Los Angeles County.
We are asking for donations to help grow the outreach of our nonprofit, Readers & Writers Rock!
Children’s Book World is committed to challenging inequity and providing books and author experiences to underserved children. Every dollar you donate will go towards getting a new book into a child’s hands and home.
Readers & Writers Rock! strives to bring multicultural author visits to schools with underserved children, with each child attending receiving a copy of the author’s book. We hear repeatedly from children and their teachers that the students have never met an author before, let alone an author that “looks like them” and how meaningful it is. We get feedback from teachers and principals at the schools telling us how these author visits motivate their students to read and write and how strong the impact of these positive role models is for their students. For some students, the book they receive will be the first they’ve ever owned.
We are looking for individuals and organizations to help us get as many books as possible to underserved children for stellar author events in 2022 (see below) and future events.
Donations of all amounts will be greatly appreciated.
COMING IN NOVEMBER: CHRISTINA SOONTORNVAT
From Christina Soontornvat, the visionary and versatile author of two 2021 Newbery Honor Books, comes THE LAST MAPMAKER, a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. Christina Soontornvat explores a young woman’s struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn’t the only one aboard with secrets. Vivid, suspenseful, and thought-provoking, this tale of identity and integrity is as beautiful and intricate as the maps of old.
-Kirkus starred review:
"Exploits on the high seas and complex characters combine in a tale full of both excitement and heart. An engrossing adventure with the feeling of a whole world to be explored."
-Publishers Weekly starred review: "Soontornvat deftly discusses themes of colonization and 'discovery,'. . . this high seas adventure deftly explores complex power dynamics and class hierarchies while maintaining a fast-paced clip."
AN OCTOBER SUCCESS STORY: CELIA C. PÉREZ - OVER 100 BOOKS DONATED TO TITLE 1 STUDENTS!
Award-winning author Celia C. Pérez’ new novel, TUMBLE, is a dazzling novel about a young girl who collects the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores she’s never met.
★ “A plucky, heartwarming tale that celebrates the complexity of family relationships.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
ANOTHER OCTOBER SUCCESS STORY: RHIANNON GIDDENS - OVER 175 BOOKS DONATED TO TITLE 1 STUDENTS
Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in the uplifting BUILD A HOUSE. In the gorgeously illustrated picture book, she tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them, offering a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar.
-Kirkus starred review: “Giddens’ powerful, spare poetry, spanning centuries of American history, is breathtaking. A stunning, honest, yet age-appropriate depiction of historical injustice.
