Why We Read for the Record

Jumpstart’s annual Read for the Record campaign raises awareness about the importance of children having access to early literacy education and quality, inclusive books.  Jumpstart uplifts this mission through a global shared reading of the same book on the same day, bringing together a community of over 2 million readers.  Click to Learn More

2024 READ FOR THE RECORD 

BOOK SELECTION.

Piper Chen Sings by Grammy winner and Tony-nominated actress Phillipa Soo,

Maris Pasquale Doran and illustrated by Qin Leng 

Piper Chen Sings is a story about a young girl who loves to express herself through singing but is struck with self-doubt and nervousness when asked to perform a solo in front of an audience. Piper tells her Nai Nai that she felt “like butterflies were having a dance party” in her belly; she doesn’t feel she can sing in front of others without making a mistake. Thankfully, Nai Nai teaches Piper that feeling butterflies means “something exciting was ahead”, and that recognizing and welcoming that anxious feeling would help it pass. Nai Nai’s advice empowers Piper, who finds her voice on stage. 

Activity guides and resources are available at https://www.jstart.org/rftr2024-activity-guides/

Let's reach the goal of 200 GHES participants 

viewing this Piper Chen Sings read aloud!

Glenn Hills Elementary School participants may complete this reporting survey after sharing the Piper Chen Sings literacy read aloud lesson with students.

 Our total number of participants will be reported to Read for the Record by Mrs. Hooks.

The Participation Reporting form will be shared on readfortherecord.org

 on October 17th, and the deadline to report participation is November 20th, 2024. We are so excited to see how many people participate this year!