Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) charity that has garnered a GuideStar Platinum level non-profit rating, a grant from the National Book Foundation as an essential literacy charity, and an Eric Carle Honors Angel Award. Since 2008, Every Child a Reader has provided millions of young people, teachers, librarians, and parents with original and engaging programming and free educational materials that entertain and inform.

We manage three long-running and prestigious national reading campaigns:

• Children’s Book Week is the twice-annual celebration of children’s books and reading. Established in 1919, it is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, now celebrating its 106th anniversary with over 3,000 participating schools, libraries, and bookstores in all 50 states.
• The National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature travels nationwide over the course of their two-year term, showing kids and teens that reading is a vital part of their lives, and speaking to parents, teachers, librarians, local booksellers—everyone invested in young people’s literacy—about how to better connect with kids and teens and help them love reading. The current ambassador is Mac Barnett.
• Get Caught Reading is a year-round national classroom and library poster campaign featuring role models such as authors, athletes, artists, and community leaders ‘caught reading’ a favorite book, now in its 25th year.

Every Child a Reader is funded by individuals, organizations, and companies. See Friends of Every Child a Reader and become one today!