Open a World of Possible

Real Stories About the Joy and Power of Reading

188 distinct voices from every region of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii…all celebrate reading for enriching their lives, and share a fervent wish that children around the world enjoy abundant access to books so that they too may “live many parallel lives” and dream what may be possible for their own.

Contributing authors include Kwame Alexander, Charles M. Blow, Frank Bruni, Walter Dean Myers, Naomi Shihab Nye, James Patterson, Jon Scieszka, and dozens more.