Broward: Read for the Record
A highlight of this campaign is Broward: Read for the Record! part of the Jumpstart Read for the Record global efforts to raise awareness around the critical importance of early literacy and increase access to high-quality children’s books. Each year, Read for the Record brings together millions of adults and children as they read the same book on the same day, building an intergenerational community through reading. The book selected for this year is Nigel and the Moon written by Antwan Eady and illustrated by Gracey Zhang. The book, published by HarperCollins, encourages children to celebrate where they come from, who they are, and who they want to be. The author will be in South Florida for the Broward County Library’s Literary Conference, and is scheduled to read to children at Thurgood Marshal Elementary. […]
