OPEN BOOKS | OPEN MINDS

Exposing children to a diverse array of characters in literature affirms their own cultural identities and fosters positive insights about those who are different from them. 61% of low-income families have no books at all in their homes and the vast majority of children’s books contain only white characters. Open Books | Open Minds seeks to address both sides of this problem.

Purchase a selected set of 3 or 5 books featuring diverse characters and cultures for your early-grade children, and Open Books provides the same book bundles to children in the North Lawndale community.

First Grade Books

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Second Grade Books

Third Grade Books

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Fourth Grade Books

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Fifth Grade Books

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Read, read, read, never stop reading. And when you can’t read anymore…write.

James Baldwin