As we reflect on 2022, we want to share our gratitude for our RIF community's continued support and partnership. Together, we have provided millions of print and digital books as well as literacy resources to children in communities across the country this year. Thank you for your continued partnership and we hope you will celebrate this season with RIF's suggested winter and holiday books and activities.

Celebration of Light Collection

December is such an exciting time. Children are on winter break, holiday traditions are being celebrated, and memories are being created. No matter which winter holiday you and the young reader in your life celebrate, there are so many opportunities to introduce children to the many diverse holiday traditions taking place in their neighborhood and around the world. Get in the spirit of the holidays by exploring RIF's delightful Celebration of Light Book Collection featuring multicultural winter and holiday-themed books and activities.  

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Exciting news! Now through the end of the year, when you give to RIF, your gift will be doubled through a generous match from fellow donor. This means twice as many books in the hands of children. Thank you for helping to foster a love of reading by providing two times the books and reading resources to children in classrooms across the country this holiday season and beyond!

Rally to Read in December

It’s the time of the year when friends and family gather from near and far to reflect and observe diverse holidays and traditions. That’s why we are excited the Rally to Read December theme is diversity. Visit RallytoRead.org for December’s diversity-themed read-alouds and accompanying activities from popular children’s authors including Hudson Talbott reading his book A Walk in the Words. Don’t forget to enter to win 100 new books for your school – you can enter daily! We know there is no better gift than free books regardless of the season!

Stress-busting Holiday Literacy Tips

Encourage your students and their families to make reading a part of their holiday traditions with some fun, literacy-related activities from RIF’s Holiday Literacy Tips for Families Guide. Some of our favorite activities include making bookmarks together as gifts to give to friends and family and taking short reading breaks while cookies are baking in the oven!

Catch Up with RIF's Latest Blogs

  • TIME for Kids: Career Exploration Starts Early 

We’re sharing the exciting work of our partner, TIME for Kids, to inspire young people around 21st-century career pathways. We want the readers of today to explore worlds of career possibility tomorrow. In this informative blog by Senior Editor, Allison Singer, learn more about TIME for Kids’ new, Your 🔥 Job, career-exploration site for children ages 8 to 14. Plus, read the blog for more information about how to help children start their career journey. 

  • 8 Tips to Help Make Reading with Your Child Achievable This Year

It’s not too early for a New Year’s resolution! Be sure to read our blog featuring Jill Eisenberg, Vice President of Curriculum and Literacy Strategy at LEE & LOW BOOKS, the largest independent children’s book publishers. In it, you’ll learn eight tips to help make reading with your child more achievable.

  • We’re Grateful You’re Part of Our Village

In communities across the nation, RIF was able to activate our village to help bring books, literacy resources and the joy of reading to children all-year long. This blog not only shares a note of gratitude, but also a sense of forward direction for our valuable RIF supporters. 

Keep Kids Reading Over Winter Break

Keep children learning over winter break with Skybrary, RIF's digital library. There are hundreds of narrated and animated eBooks to engage young and curious minds while they are out of school for the holidays. There is nothing quite like cuddling up with a mug of hot chocolate and a great book, so look to Skybrary for a fun-filled adventure through the snow in our December favorite, Snow Day!. Sign in or start your 30-day free trial today!

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Reading Is Fundamental is grateful to Macy’s, proud supporter of this email and Literacy Central. For additional free reading resources, please visit RIF's Literacy Central to explore our book collections and related activities.

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