casa guadaupe Archives - Judith's Reading Room

To celebrate its 10th Anniversary, Judith’s Reading Room, a global literacy non-profit organization founded in 2010 kept good on its promise to bolster libraries it has donated over its 10 year history.

Casa Guadalupe was selected as one of the 10 ’Stand Out’ libraries that Judith’s Reading Room selected to honor during our 10th Anniversary celebration. The Board allocated a total of $5,000 to spend on books, for $500 each of the ten awardees. In this case, we purchased 44 books valued at $513.

The theme for the donation is in honor of March being National Nutrition Month.

Dawn Bush asked for terrific children’s books that would make fruit and vegetables fun for the children served at Casa. Some of the books (Blueberries for Sal and Carrot Seed) were favorites of Cathy Leiber’s sons when they were little.

Sadly, our charitable donation is on hold because Casa Guadalupe (WIC) is closed so the nutritionists there are unable to receive our gift. We will reschedule the donation when we get the “all clear” from the authorities.

Books Donated to Casa Guadalupe, Allentown, PA (Date Pending Coronavirus Update)

in celebration of the organization’s 10th Anniversary and in honor of National Nutrition Month

A is for Artichoke, A Foodie Alphabet from

Artichoke to Zest, (2 copies)

Ahlberg, J., Each Peach Pear Plum

Brown, M.W., The Runaway Bunny

Byrd, R., In the Garden, Turn & Learn

Chapman, J., Vegetables in Underwear (2 copies)

Child, L., I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato

Collins, R., What Does An Anteater Eat?

Doyle, L., Watch Me Grow

Ehlert, L., Eating the Alphabet — Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z

Fruits & Vegetables – S.T.E.A.M. Learning for Young Children (9 copies)

Gaines, J. We Are the Gardeners (7 copies)

Graham, O., Carrot Soup

Hood, M., Carrot & Pea, An Unlikely Friendship (2 copies)

Hudson, K., Too Many Carrots ( 2 copies)

McClosky, R., Blueberries for Sal

My 100 First Words (3 copies)

Nelson, K., If You Plant a Seed (3 copies)

Scarry, R., Best Little Word Book Ever!

Staake, B., The Red Lemon

Swanton, T., The Vegetable Bible (2 copies)

Yonezu, Y., 5 Little Apples

Judith’s Reading Room’s 10th Anniversary – 10 ‘Stand Out’ Libraries

In addition to libraries, Judith’s Reading Room holds an annual competition for the “Freedom Through Literacy Award.” Initiated in 2015, Judith’s Reading Room has disbursed $33,500 in prize money, honoring 31 individual champions of literacy in the United States, the Philippines, Bhutan, Pakistan, Rwanda, Cambodia, Mexico, Australia, Zimbabwe and Greece.

Applications for the 2020 Freedom Through Literacy Award may be found at www.judithsreadingroom.org/freedom-through-literacy-award/. Deadline is July 1st. Winners announced end of July.