Dear Friend of Reader To Reader,

I hope you enjoy this newsletter about the Reader To Reader Book Project. Our success is very much due to your donations of books, postage money, and most of all your generous spirit. Please forward this newsletter and help us spread the word. One thing that is so hard to put into a newsletter is the joy on the faces of kids reading a book they love. Many times I have had the pleasure of delivery books to a school and watching the kids excitedly explore each box, pulling out titles like shiny pieces of gold from a treasure chest.

Recently, I received a stack of letters from some very happy 3rd grade students at Smith Elementary in Austin, Texas. The demographics at Smith Elementary are: 68% Hispanic, 22% African-American, and 86% of the students are eligible for free lunch program. I would like to share with you their delightful words on their latest book shipment.

Dear Reader To Reader,

Thank you for sending the book “How to talk to your Dog” because I have a dog, but I don’t know how to talk to my dog. And I think that the book is going to help me talk to my dog. Thank you for sending those books, I think that is nice.

Thank you sincerely,
Margarita

Dear Reader To Reader,

Thank you for sending books to our school and library. I feel so happy but I also feel happy that ya’ll brought the book of “Extraordinary Girls.”

Sincerely,
Bianca

Dear Reader To Reader,

Thanks for the book about pirates. I feel happy to learn about it. It shows me how to make a boat. Everyone got to check one out and I chose “Pirates” and this one was my favorite one.

Sincerely,
Kenny

Dear Reader To Reader,

Thanks for sending the books. I like the book “Grandma Tells a Story.” I feel so excited. I could not wait to read. Bye. Hope you send more books.

Thanks for the books.

Sincerely,
Georgina

Dear Reader To Reader,

All my class likes the books and Smith Elementary is so happy. Today I was talking to myself and I like the book about the birds and how they grow and what they eat, and I like the big one. Sorry I have to go now and look for a book.

Sincerely,

Alejandra

Dear Reader To Reader,

Thank you for sending the book on electric fish of the sea. I like so many fish. I was so happy because my sister wanted a book on fish and me too. I will share my book with my cousin and sisters. Thank you for sending the book to the school.

Sincerely,

Felipe

Dear Reader To Reader,

I like the book “I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed.” I picked this book because I think it is a great one to pick and read because it is so pretty. And I like these others, they’re so funny. And thanks for sending books. Now, I don’t know you but I think you are a nice person. Thanks.

Sincerely,
me
Diana

Dear Reader To Reader,

Gracias por los libros. Me siento feliz por lo que nos mando. Gracias por todo.

Sincerely,
Libni
(Thanks for the books. I feel happy because of what you have given us. Thank you for everything.)

Dear Reader To Reader,

Thank you for sending this book about “Face-to-Face with the Chicken” because I have chickens, but they fight, so I wanted to stop the chickens from fighting. I’m happy because now my chickens will not be bleeding.

Sincerely,
Ulises

Now what could I possibly add to that? Except perhaps that your donations make it all possible.

Until next month,

Sincerely,

David Mazor
Executive Director
Reader To Reader
http://www.readertoreader.org
email: dmazor@readertoreader.org

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