Celebs all out on the reading front!
via variety.com
On Thursday, America set a world record with the largest simultaneous reading experience on Earth!
That’s right. 425,565 participants from across the nation joined together at the same time at schools, libraries, stores, hotels, playgrounds, offices, and homes to read the children’s classic story Corduroy by Don Freeman.
The brain behind this operation is an organization called Jumpstart’s Read for the Record , which aims to bring attention to the importance of early childhood education. That’s because most children in low-income families have few, if any, age-appropriate books; and Jumpstart’s Read for the Record works to reverse this negative trend by encouraging adults and children to join together and read the same book on the same day in the effort of making early education a national priority.
This year’s nationwide reading event saw a slew of celebrities coming out to support early education in cities all across the country. Among the superstars were Mary-Louise Parker, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Gabrielle Union, Lauren “Lo” Bosworth, Greg Kinnear, Jesse McCartney, Jo Jo, LL Cool J, and Mario.
CGG loves the idea of America coming together to read one of our favorite children’s stories together about that cutesy overall-donning teddy. What were some of YOUR favorite children’s stories that you read growing up?? Let us know after the jump!!
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Good job, Celebs. Early childhood reading is crucial - though now I guess we should start early childhood tech literacy programs too. Maybe we can start the upgrade process by Leap Frog readings - has everyone seen those new commercials for the books that read each word in the character's voice when you touch it with a special magic reading wand? Awesome! Corduroy is a classic, but I would've gone with a Leap Frog book or maybe Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Jesse, you can read to me any time!
I think my favorite childhood book is Where the Wild Things Grow. Talk about building imagination. Wasn't that supposed to be a movie? Did it bomb before it began?
I agree Jesse, you can read to me any time. No hesitation really, however, I'm more of a Goodnight Moon kind of girl. But yay for celebs giving back to read to the kiddies! awesome job!
I participated in Read for the Record with Jumpstart last year! Its such a rewarding experience. I encourage everyone to do it at some point in their lives.