StoryTime with Beverly Cleary

"NOTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD FELT AS GOOD AS MAKING SOMETHING FROM A SUDDEN IDEA."

Well...Grandma, I have an idea...let us host a 24 hour StoryTime on the 12th of every month to raise money for Kids, Schools, and School Districts in need. 

Creating a call to action for all individuals, to walk their talk, and DONATE to the children, the future of our society. 

LET US CHANGE THE INEQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, one story at a time.

• “I didn’t Start out writing to give children hope, but I am glad some of them found it.” - Beverly Cleary
• "The books I grew up with and found in the library … so many children lived in England and had nannies and pony carts, and I just wanted grubby neighbourhood kids," - Beverly Cleary
• "If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it." - Beverly Cleary
  
• Cleary also explained that she wanted to write about ordinary American children who young readers could relate to (via The Los Angeles Times).

Join Beverly Cleary’s granddaughter, Margaret Cleary, with an amazing panel of speakers for, StoryTime with Beverly Cleary.  A fundraiser for economically disadvantaged school districts in need. 

• These supplies include, books, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, food, and other essential needs for a child to thrive in their learning environment. 

Every 12th of the month, StoryTime with Beverly Cleary, a live show held on Clubhouse for 24 hours. 

• Every Month there will be a spotlight on different communities. 
• May 12th, 2021 highlights Diverse Authors from the African, African American and Afro-Latino Authors. Creators and educators that give hope to children around the world

This StoryTime is an INVITATION TO TAKE ACTION; as an expression of eternal gratitude for Beverly Cleary's legacy.

• “I didn’t Start out writing to give children hope, but I am glad some of them found it.” - Beverly Cleary
• "The books I grew up with and found in the library … so many children lived in England and had nannies and pony carts, and I just wanted grubby neighbourhood kids," - Beverly Cleary
• "If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it." - Beverly Cleary
  
• Cleary also explained that she wanted to write about ordinary American children who young readers could relate to (via The Los Angeles Times).

A legacy that has been inspiring children to be children, to jump in mud puddles, to name their dolls anything they want, even Chevrolet.  And, above all, to learn how to unwrap the ultimate gift in life, to sit eagerly, awaiting for the "present" to arrive, only to discover, that the type of "present" for which they were waiting did not come with a bow or wrapping, in fact, it had been with them the whole time. A legacy that continues to impact adults throughout the world.

• “I didn’t Start out writing to give children hope, but I am glad some of them found it.” - Beverly Cleary
• "The books I grew up with and found in the library … so many children lived in England and had nannies and pony carts, and I just wanted grubby neighbourhood kids," - Beverly Cleary
• "If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it." - Beverly Cleary
  
• Cleary also explained that she wanted to write about ordinary American children who young readers could relate to (via The Los Angeles Times).

Beginning at Midnight (Pacific Standard Time) every 12th of the month. There will be a fundraiser every month until April 2022 to support LITERACY and INSPIRING CHILDREN TO LEARN TO READ, TO INSPIRE THEIR IMAGINATIONS and to allow children to feel CONNECTED through her characters on KLICKITAT STREET.

Your contribution will help support as many children as we can possibly reach, with the GOAL to provide as many school districts, and public schools with the supplies they need for their students to learn.

• Please join us in honouring the memory of Beverly Cleary and by highlighting emerging @md diverse children’s book Authors.
• On CLUBHOUSE, live Storytellers, from many areas in life, will read aloud and speak about the impact literacy has had on their lives and careers as adults.
• The proceeds will go directly to the FIRSTBOOK Foundation and the schools that they serve. 
•  Since 1992, First Book has distributed more than 200 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income communities in more than 30 states.
• First Book currently reaches an average of 5 million children every year and supports more a third of the estimated 1.3 million classrooms and programs serving children in need. 

A brief summary of her multi-generational career:

• "Cleary's books have won many awards, including the prestigious Newbery Medal in 1984 for Dear Mr. Henshaw. Ramona and Her Father (1978) and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1982) received the Newbery Honour Book Award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. She won the Regina Medal Award (1980) and University of Southern Mississippi’s Silver Medallion (1982) and was named a “Living Legend” by the 2000 Library of Congress. Her contribution to Northwest literature has been recognized by the Beverly Cleary Endowed Chair for Children and Youth Services at the University of Washington. Cleary died on March 25, 2021." (OregonEncylopedia.org)

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU ALL.