Literacy For Kids

Collaboration is an essential part of the Literacy for Kids purpose.

Literacy for Kids, inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, promotes academic and emotional literacy, supports education, and celebrates the art in reading for all children.

10/22/2026

New this year! A FREE educator event for metro Detroit teachers with the one and only Jacqueline Woodson and hosted by Detroit teacher, curriculum designer, and Black Girl Picnic founder Torie Anderson-Lloyd. Torie J Anderson-Lloyd

Please join us!! Registration is required. Link in bio ❤️

10/01/2026

Empty cart, full heart❤️

Last week, we delivered over 2,000 copies of Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson to schools across Detroit! We can’t wait to see you Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences Detroit School of Arts University Prep Schools UPA_Library UPrep Art & Design Middle UPrep Art & Design High School DIA for Young Women Hamtramck Public Schools Palmer Park Prep Academy (P3A) The School at Marygrove Renaissance High School - Official Page Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Oak Park Schools

09/10/2026

Can you guess who we are bringing to Detroit this November?!

The one and only Jacqueline Woodson will join Literacy for Kids and 2,000 Detroit students and educators Detroit Institute of Arts for a discussion about Brown Girl Dreaming, stories, and the power they have to tell our truth and connect us. ❤️

08/03/2026

The summer of learning continues! Literacy for Kids had a chance to learn from Michigan Reading Association, Devin Scillian, Denise Brennan-Nelson, and Heather Bruegl. The Detroit Institute of Arts hosted and taught us all about visual thinking strategies which will be helpful when developing our lesson plans for Detroit educators. Thank you for a wonderful day of learning!

07/27/2026

Had the best time at the Creative Compass retreat this weekend with the amazing Peter H. Reynolds and Paul Reynolds Reynolds Center for Teaching, Learning & Creativity! We doodled, painted, laughed, and cried. Peter and Paul Reynolds and their whole team are the absolute kindest, most welcoming people.

The reflection done here will help us connect the dots for Literacy for Kids. May we point our compasses towards more imagination, more creativity, and more ways for Detroit students to express themselves. ❤️

07/11/2026

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

-Margaret Mead

Volunteers of all ages helping us sticker and pack books for Henry Ford Health babies 😍 Want to join us next time? Sign up for our newsletter at our website or send us a dm.

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth! We celebrated with our friends at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra NW Goldberg Cares Heritage Works InsideOut Literary Arts by reading our new favorite book, Nani and the Lion, by Alicia D. Williams and drumming to the rhythm of the story.

Thank you, as always, to our amazing volunteer Nakia Middleton for bringing your infectious enthusiasm to your storytelling!

06/04/2026

Did you know that every student who attends one of our Authors:IN-Detroit events receives a signed book? Students treasure these books and are left with a personalized gift to remember their experience, a book to expand their home library, and a story to take with them into the future and make their own.

05/12/2026

We had a great time last week bringing and to and with support from and ! Students became storytellers, reenacting Nani and the Lion along with the author herself! There was dancing, drumming, singing, and good vibes. Thank you teachers and schools for sharing your storytellers with us!

This project was funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. 🎨📝

05/07/2026

A beautiful morning connecting stories, music, and art with and at !

More to come 🎶

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