Our Children Read

Our Children Read was created to help all children, especially Black and Brown children, to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning by:

1) Exposing children to books with Black and Brown main characters

2) Creating events to help encourage families to read together

3) Exposing children to Black and Brown authors who create books with Black and Brown main characters

4) Showing all children the beauty of having books with characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds

5) And more...

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Our Children Read Book Tour

The Our Children Read Book Tour will visit various cities throughout the United States and other countries in an effort to expose children to books with Black and Brown main characters and authors

Our Children Read-A-Thon

The 8th Annual Our Children Read-A-Thon, formerly the Mommy & Daddy Please Read-With-Me-A-Thon, was created to encourage Parents and family members to read to/with their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc. Our goal for this year is to read 100,000 pages and have 10,000 pictures. It will run from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

We are asking you to join us by choosing 1 of the 3 choices below:

1) Take a picture of you and a child reading or a child reading, include first names only, and email or DM them to us

2) Email or DM us a log of the books read and the total pages read in each book and include the first names of the readers

3) Both 1 & 2

Email - ourchildrenread@gmail.com.

We will showcase the pictures on the website, the instagram page, and the Facdebook page.

Instagram - @ourchildrenread

Facebook - Our Children Read

Over the past 7 years, we have read 74,840 pages. Our total goal is 1,000,000 pages read and 100.000 photos

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  • Daddy, Donuts, Books, & Me

    The Daddy, Donuts, Books, & Me campaign will be coming soon.

  • Our Children Read-A-Thon - Shawn reading to his son Trey

  • Our Children Read-A-Thon - Rod reading to his daughter Anaya

  • Our Children Read-A-Thon - Nicole reading to her niece Kyndal and son Trey

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According To Scholastic.Com

"It is really essential that we fill our kids' home libraries with books featuring characters that look like them...When kids enjoy reading titles with characters who look like them, it helps form a connection to the book on another level. Identifying with the characters in a story allows for a deeper comprehension of the text because kids are making these kinds of self connections.

Source: Scholastic.com article, "Why It's Important for Kids to See Themselves in Books"

According To The National Education Association (NEA)

"It's important for all kids to see themselves on the pages...Books with diverse characters...serve multiple purposes in children's hands. For Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native students, who are often stereotyped or overlooked in popular culture, it's personally validating and academically engaging to see themselves and their life experiences reflected on the pages. School librarians call these books "mirrors." It's equally important for white children that these books serve "windows" into the experiences of children of color.

Source: Nea.org. article 'Why We Need Diverse Books"

According To All4kids.org

There are 7 Benefits of Reading to Children:

1) Supported cognitive development

2)Improved language skills

3) Preparation for academic success

4) Developing a special bond with your child

5) Increased concentration and discipline

6) Improved imagination and creativity

7) Cultivating lifelong love of reading

Source: all4kids,org article, "The Importance of Reading to Your Children"

According to fatherhood.gov

"Research shows that when fathers are engaged in children's education, student grades and test scores improve, attendance increases, and students are more involved in school activities,"

Source: fatherhood.gov article, "Father Involvement In Education"