Read, Give, Grow! Books to Inspire Generosity in Your Young Reader
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Milk + Bookies
Milk + Bookies is a nationwide charitable organization that was started 10 years ago and lives by its motto “READ! GIVE! GROW!” Our mission at Milk + Bookies is to spread the love of reading and teach kids the importance of giving back, instilling in them self-confidence, pride, and a sense of goodwill.
Milk + Bookies fosters literacy and service learning by providing the tools, resources, support, and instruction required for children and their peers of all ages to host their own Milk + Bookies parties. These parties serve as “book-raisers” where children are invited to choose, inscribe, and donate books to their local peers in need and want of appropriate reading material. Our hope is that this will set them on a path to a life of giving/ helping/sharing in ALL ways. To date, we have helped raise and donate over 163,000 books to underserved children, organizations, and schools all over the country and inspired more than 46,000 “future philanthropists”!
To find out how YOU can get involved visit: http://www.milkandbookies.org/host-your-own/
Below you will find some of our favorite books for young readers all about giving, sharing, and the love of reading!
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Those Shoes
Available from:All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes that everyone at school seems to have. He is determined to get a pair even though his grandmother told him he doesn’t “need” them, he only “wants” them. In this warm story, Jeremy will learn that the things he already has are worth far more than the things he wants.
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Mimi and Maty to the Rescue! series
Inspired by the real-life Mimi Ausland (founder of freekibble.com) and her adorable three-legged dog friend, Maty, this unlikely duo sets out to rescue any animal that needs help.
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Pickle-Chiffon Pie
A king has a daughter with too many suitors. They bring gifts and she invites them to stay for dinner. That means less Pickle-Chiffon Pie for the king! He decides to put the three nicest princes to a test ... “The one who brings back the most unusual, the most marvelous, the MOST WONDERFUL THING” from the forest “may marry the Princess.” This tale weaves together a fantastical journey, memorable characters, and timeless lessons in kindness and generosity.
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An Awesome Book of Thanks!
This awesome book teaches kids and any other reader to appreciate all the things that are often taken for granted. It makes the reader aware of all of their surroundings especially the people around them. It’s a book that reminds us to be thankful for all that we have and enjoy it!
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The Snatchabook
In the woods of Burrow Down, books are mysteriously disappearing! Eliza Brown sets out on a mission to figure out who is taking away their bedtime stories. She finds that it is a creature called a Snatchabook who only wants someone to read him a bedtime story.
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Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed
Mary is just an ordinary girl at an ordinary school and one day she finds ordinary blueberries. When she decides to pick them for her neighbor, Mrs. Bishop, she starts a chain reaction that multiplies around the world. It’s a feel-good story that inspires and celebrates a world full of ordinary deeds!
