On October 6, millions of people across the globe will read the same book, Llama Llama Red Pajama, as part of Jumpstart’s annual Read for the Record Day. The simple act of reading with a child on this one day translates into year-long educational support for preschool children from low-income communities, many of whom grow up in homes without a single book.
For the past five years, Jumpstart, a national education organization, has hosted this global event, bringing together celebrities like Bill Cosby, Justin Bieber, Vince Vaughn, Matt Lauer, Pattie LaBelle, representatives on Capitol Hill, elected officials, parents, teachers, children and volunteers to help bridge America’s achievement gap. This year, they need your help to set a new world record of 2.1 million readers.
By pledging to read now at http://www.readfortherecord.org/, you will be entered to win a $77 gift card to 77Kids by American Eagle and a copy of Llama Llama Red Pajama by the author, Anna Dewdney.
If you don’t own the book, it is being offered free online at http://www.wegivebooks.org/.
Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post.
Hi Justine, my daughter loves you
That’s so awesome that Justin in helping promote reading. We read to our kids several times a day, and they keep begging for more, lol. We stop whatever we are doing if they bring a book to us to read to them.
~Heather