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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7pm ET
A Virtual Event
Thank you to all who joined us!
COVID-19 has changed everything about how our nation’s youngest children are
reading and learning this year. What hasn’t changed is our commitment to ensuring
that preschool-aged children aren’t left behind and that they have a positive and
healthy foundation for literacy.
Books for Kids held their inaugural Heroes of Education Event on April 13, 2021.
This virtual event honored and recognized educators who have continued to
educate and inspire despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic, as well as those who have improved the landscape of early childhood through their work.
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2021 Awards
2021 Sponsors
Want to sponsor a Books for Kids event? Learn about our sponsorship opportunities HERE
or reach out to Robin Adelson: radelson@booksforkids.org, 212.760.2665
Wordsmith Sponsors
Librarian Sponsors
Rebecca &
Marc Strongin
Bibliophile Sponsors
Bookworm Sponsors
Amanda & Bret Hirsh
Ron & Steve Sussman
Kevin & Sarah Stein
Reader Sponsors
Recipients of our annual awards
John Graham Tucker Leadership Award
Penguin Young Readers
A Division of Penguin Random House
Book of the Year Award
Mike Curato & the
Little Elliot Series
You nominated YOUR education heroes
We're thrilled to honor the following educators for their incredible service to their communities and students during COVID
Educator Award Winners
Thank you to all who submitted.
Farzana Akhter
Heather Ayala
Dr. Lisette Caesar
Dr. Janice Gray-Pierre
Sosha Lund
Rafelina Peña
Susan Savino
Janay C. Smith
Robin Smith-Luftig
Ghislaine Viard
Books for Kids is a 501c3 nonprofit established in 1986. Our mission is to promote literacy among preschool-aged children in under-resourced communities. We create libraries and implement literacy programs in order to help children develop the critical early-literacy and social-emotional skills they need to be successful in kindergarten and beyond.
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