We honor the late Kathryn Olney, who died peacefully at home on January 14th after a nearly four-year battle with breast cancer. An investigative journalist, Kathryn volunteered and served on the Board of Directors of the Children's Book Project for many years,...

Miss San Joaquin County, Our Literacy ChampionWe are thrilled to partner with Miss San Joaquin County, our Literacy Champion! Emily Grimmius is a fearless advocate for students across California, and has created the Read Dream Succeed Initiative to promote literacy...

• Almost 80,000 children's books donated by individuals, local Book Bag hosts, businesses, publishers, authors, and organizers of book drives... • Nearly 60,000 children’s books given away... • More than 400 clients serving thousands of high-need kids at Title 1...

Drawing of Risa by her father, artist Sol Schwartz Our Board President Risa Schwartz shares why she's so passionate about our mission:  "Throughout my life, I’ve turned to books, which have opened my world, challenged my beliefs, and inspired my creativity. Watching...

We're so grateful to all our donors and community partners who have made it possible for us to give away over 27,000 books so far for our most vulnerable children since we closed to the public in mid-March. Teachers, nurses, social workers, and staff of shelters,...

Todd Parr’s children’s books and ToddWorld television show are great for communicating complex emotions with young children—and his books are always on our wishlist. The coronavirus pandemic has brought a spike in interest in Todd's books, while at the same time so...

Since San Francisco's shelter-in-place order was announced on March 16, the Children’s Book Project has acted quickly to support the needs of our most vulnerable families. Within 3 days, we distributed over 3,000 free books to children at SF emergency childcare...