Books for Kids Executive Director, Shawna Hamilton Doster, was asked by the Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine to contribute to the list of 100 Greatest Books For Kids.

The full list will be published in the March 2012 edition of the magazine (out February 17). Until then follow the live countdown on the Parent & Child Interactive Bookshelf. 10 books per week are revealed from early December through mid-February. The top 10 will be revealed day by day until the number one book is unveiled on February 17. Read More…

Here is how you can help.

Go to www.youarewhatyouread.com, a site that is part of Scholastic’s global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life.

You can be part of One Million Bookprints for One Million Books by visiting www.youarewhatyouread.com and sharing your Bookprint, the five books that helped shape your life. For every Bookprint created, Scholastic Book Clubs will donate a book, up to one million books. And it doesn’t cost you anything.

Help move the counter toward the goal. Create your Bookprint today. Share the site with your family and friends and join the conversation about the importance of books in all our lives.

Join Books for Kids for our first ever fund-raising comedy luncheon on February 29, 2012 at 12 pm at the legendary comedy venue Carolines on Broadway. This hysterically fun afternoon of laughter is hosted by comedian, TV and radio personality Karith Foster, and joined by fellow well-known comedians Ted Alexandro and Karen Bergreen.

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.