WRADvocate Profile: Martha Steward
Martha Steward is an award-winning author of two children's books inspiring pet adoption, blended family issues, and the courage to be a Marine Mom. Darby's Story and Bangle Bear are both MCA...
View ArticleA Special WRAD Gift from Our Friends at Night ZooKeeper!
Our friends at the Night Zookeeper have a very special gift for you in time for World Read Aloud Day: a special edition Night Zookeeper e-book especialy made to celebrate WRAD! You can download the...
View ArticleWorld Read Aloud Day in the Philippines!
Project Soles in the Philippines celebrating WRAD early! This year, we will have the Philippines with us on World Read Aloud Day, with several organizations joining together to celebrate the power of...
View ArticleThank You to Our Friends at BRAG!
We want to give a special thanks to our friends at Bloggers Read Across the Globe (BRAG) for joining us in actively sharing their voices for this year's World Read Aloud Day! Founded by one of our...
View ArticleA Special World Read Aloud Day Poem from Lesley Koyi
The World Read Aloud Day By Lesley, from Kenya, a LitWorld Friend, Poet and Librarian I hear the echo of a voice, reading aloud to the nations,I listen to the story and what a story it is,The story...
View ArticleFreeBalance Celebrates World Read Aloud Day 2012
What a wonderful event. The employees at FreeBalance would like to thank the people at LitWorld who made World Read Aloud Day 2012 possible. The feedback from the employees was very positive. And the...
View ArticleOur Friends in Iligan City, Philippines Celebrate World Read Aloud Day!
These wonderfully colorful pictures bring such joy to us. We thank our friends from Sagip Iligan, the Special Operations of MSU-IIT High School Batch of 2000 in Iligan City, Philippines for...
View ArticleOur Partners at Project Pearls Celebrate WRAD in Ulingan City, Philippines!
One of our new partnerships in the Philippines is with Project Pearls, an organization that provides support to a community of informal settlers in Ulingan City Philippines. This year, they've joined...
View ArticleThe Goldilocks Story by Tobermory High School in the Scottish Isles
We love this rendition of Goldilocks and the Three Bears as read by Tobermory High School in the Isle of Mull, the fourth largest Scottish island. Watch, listen, and enjoy!
View ArticleTwo Authors Visit PS 62 in South Richmond Hill, New York via Skype!
Two very special author guests share stories (from books and their own lives) with first grade students of PS 62 in South Richmond Hill, New York. This beautiful video captures their celebration! WORLD...
View ArticleWorld Read Aloud Day 2013 Is Coming...
Hip hip hooray, World Read Aloud Day is 56 days away! How will you celebrate this year? Our Activities and Recommendations page has lots of creative ideas for all ages. This year World Read Aloud Day...
View ArticleThe Movement is Spreading...
We are excited, humbled and extraordinarily grateful for the outpouring of enthusiasm, love and support for World Read Aloud Day 2013! If you haven't already, watch our one minute WRAD video below to...
View ArticleSample World Read Aloud Day Website, Blog and Social Media Posts
It's time to mobilize the world to Read It Forward! Use the sample website, blog, and social media posts below to spread the World Read Aloud Day movement far and wide. You can also download the WRAD...
View ArticleMy Favorite Read Aloud Memory: Lindsey Manwell
Our excitment for World Read Aloud Day here in the LitWorld office grows each day. One thing that informs this excitment, and passion for reading aloud, is our personal histories and read aloud...
View ArticlePlanning for WRAD: Dispatch from the LitWorld Office
Imagine a Kingdom robbed of its stories—a colorless, drab place with no history. How would you retrieve those narratives? How would you replace them with new ones? What would your rejuvenated kingdom...
View ArticleMeet Fundraising WRADvocate Michelle Breum
Meet Michelle Breum, a World Read Aloud Day Fundraising WRADvocate. Fundraising WRADvocates are supporting World Read Aloud Day 2013 by planning and promoting community events and online campaigns that...
View ArticleIntroducing Social Media WRADvocate Shannon Miller
Meet LitWorld Social Media WRADvocate Shannon McClintock Miller! Social Media WRADvocates are outstanding supporters of children and their reading lives who are promoting World Read Aloud Day 2013 in...
View ArticleMy Favorite Read Aloud Memory: Megan Karges
The next member of the LitWorld team to share a favorite read aloud memory is Megan Karges, our Dot Connector and Social Media Coordinator. "Growing up I spent most of the summer at a cottage on...
View ArticleMeet Regional WRADvocate Vincent Ventura from Monterrey, Mexico
Vincent Ventura works at the American School Foundation of Monterrey (ASFM) in Mexico. He is a passionate and dedicated literacy advocate and a great friend of LitWorld. We asked Vincent how he plans...
View ArticleAccept the World Read Aloud Day Blogging Challenge!
The World Read Aloud Day “Read It Forward” Blogging Challenge begins February 10 and runs through March 6. If you choose to take the challenge, each week you will be asked to write a post in response...
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