Read With Me MN

Meet the People Behind the Mission! Did you know that Read With Me MN is entirely volunteer-led?

Every person behind Read With Me MN volunteers their time, talents, and resources to help advance our mission. Together, this dedicated team works behind the scenes to donate books, build community partnerships, organize events, support local authors and illustrators, and create more opportunities for children to see themselves reflected in the stories they read.

Thanks to , we’re excited to share the faces behind the work. We hope you’ll take a moment to get to know the volunteers who are helping bring this mission to life. Head to our website for full bio’s!

www.readwithmemn.org/meet-the-team

Meet the People Behind the Mission! Did you know that Read With Me MN is entirely volunteer-led?

Every person behind Read With Me MN volunteers their time, talents, and resources to help advance our mission. Together, this dedicated team works behind the scenes to donate books, build community partnerships, organize events, support local authors and illustrators, and create more opportunities for children to see themselves reflected in the stories they read.

Thanks to , we’re excited to share the faces behind the work. We hope you’ll take a moment to get to know the volunteers who are helping bring this mission to life. Head to our website for full bio’s!

For Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re highlighting a few resources from local creators who are helping children build confidence, emotional awareness, and self-esteem.

books ‘You Are Beautiful’ and ‘Boys Do Cry’ center on affirming Black children and creating space for important conversations about identity, emotions, and self-worth.

social-emotional workbook gives children practical opportunities to identify, process, and express their feelings while building healthy coping skills. Dr. Fulton is also the author of ‘Brown Child You Are…Positive Affirmations for Children of Color’, a book that celebrates identity and self-love.

Looking for ways to support the children in your life? Try reading books that reflect their identities and experiences. Asking open-ended questions about characters’ feelings. Using journals, drawing, or art as emotional outlets. Creating regular check-ins to talk about emotions. Most importantly, heal yourself so you can model healthy ways to express and cope with big feelings.

Do you have any recommendations? What books have helped spark important conversations with the children in your life? ❤️

“Keep going.” That was the message woven through so many of the answers in our recent artist interviews.

We’re so thankful to the artists who took the time to reflect, share, and speak to the younger versions of themselves.

This is just a glimpse into the conversations we’ve been having behind the scenes, and there’s more to come from these interviews soon… including who will be joining us for More Than Lit on August 7 👀

At R.E.A.D. With Me MN, we believe stories, representation, and creative voices can inspire children to see their own potential. Sometimes the words we most needed as children are the same words that help us grow today.

Now it’s your turn:
What advice would you give your younger self?

📚🎨 Save the date for More Than Lit • August 7 at The Hennepin

Mother’s Day is coming up! We have some great local authors that highlight the amazing Mother’s we have in our lives. It’s a Mom by who runs which we are big fans of! Plus Far, Far, Away by who does many many things for the literacy community here and I’ve especially been enjoying her Picture Book Salons! I picked up both of these from today so they are in stock!