Read for the Record
One Book. One Mission. Every Child.
Read for the Record is an annual Jumpstart event where children all over the world are encouraged to read the same book. It is the world’s largest shared day of reading and over 24 million people have participated to date! Over the past 17 years, hundreds of thousands of high-quality children’s books have been distributed to children in minoritized communities all over the world. The intention of this event is to build a community through reading by bringing millions of children and adults together!
Read for the Record was on October 26th, 2023!
“With Lots of Love is a story about a girl who has moved to the United States from her home in Central America, away from everything she leaves behind and longs for- especially her Abuela. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life – Abuela’s cooking, Abuela’s piñata creations, Abuela’s warm hugs, and of course, Abuela herself most of all. But Abuela finds a way to send Rocio something special just in time for her birthday – a gift wrapped with lots of love – and that fills Rocio to the brim" (jstart.org).