This Girl Can! Read ALL Day
Jacqui Fishman
“In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be, what I might aspire to, and what I might dare to dream about my world and myself. ”
Do you remember the very first book you ever read all on your own? How about the very first time you got lost in the shelves of a bookshop or library? Do you love falling into the pages of a book so deep that everything around you just stops. A book is a magical place! The stories we read can not only transport us to other worlds, other times, other lives, but can also open us to understanding, tolerance, self discovery and the the real possibility of realizing our dreams. THAT is how powerful a book can be!
October is National Book Month, while many of us do not need a special month to celebrate our love of books and reading any excuse to reach for a book is welcome. Reading,however, is more than a joyful pastime.
For any girl growing up the characters they meet in a book can iinfluence their sense of self and help inform who they may want to be and the lives they want to aspire to. Be it Anne Shirley, Madeline, Jo March, Pippi, Elizabeth Bennet, Mary Lennox, Ramona, Hermione Granger, Meg Murry,Princess Magnolia, Matilda Wormwood, Enola Holmes, Harriet the Spy, Olivia…strong, determined, smart, driven characters who have their own brain and ther own plan allow gilrs to hold up a mirror and find their own power!
The critical importance of literacy and education for girls around the globe is palpable. When girls have literacy skills and access to education where they can learn and thrive it literally changes their world. Yet so many girls all over the globe don’t have access to books or formal education and right now more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school.
This Girl Can! encourages you to learn more and support two terrific organizations working to bring books and educational access to ALL!. First Book and Room to Read.
We know that 61% of kids from low-income families in this country do not even have a single children’s book at home. We also know that education is the magic wand for girls everywhere helping them to grow to become women with secure, healthy, impactful futures.
In celebration of National Book Month, learn more and make a donation to these two great organizations. First Book will help bring a child the gift of books and reading-for many it may be the first book they get to call their own. Room to Read's Girls’ Education Program was founded with the belief that educated women can change the world! We know they can! .Learn More about the importance of Girls Literacy and Education at Room to Read
Let’s Celebrate #NationalBookMonth with Some of our Favorite Books that inspire us, move us, bring us joy, and confirm that Yes! ALL Girls Can! Find more great Book Ideas for EVERY Girl at A Mighty Girl
“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.”
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.
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