Join in!

Attend the Kick-off Celebration with Grace Lin on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 12:00 - 3:00 at the RI State House!
Join a discussion group or program at your local public library, June - August 2011!


Join the Fun! KRARI Kick Off Celebration

Kids Reading Across RI 2011
at the RI State House in Providence
Saturday, May 14, 2011
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

a "one book, one state" program for kids in grades 3-6
 
12:00 - 3:00
  *Summer Reading Fun & Games with RI Schools & Libraries*
*Try it! Exhibits & Activities from RIMOSA (RI Museum of Science & Art)*
*Martial Arts Demonstration from Main Street Martial Arts*
*Chinese Paper Cutting, Calligraphy & Books from the Confucius Institute at Bryant University*  

1:00
  Brown University's Lion Dance Team Performs

1:30 & 2:30
  Grace Lin, award-wining author of the 2011 KRARI book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Speaks in the Governor's State Room

Free Book: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (1 per family) 

in Grace Lin's own words, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is "... a fantasy inspired by the Chinese folktales that enchanted me in my youth and the land and culture that fascinates me in my adulthood. I hope there is magic in there for you as well."

Book Sale & Signing with Grace Lin
Fortune Cookies for All!
Free Parking Available in State Lots.  




 Supported by:
  • McDonald's Local Owners/Operators of RI
  • RI Educational Media Association
  • RI Library Association
  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Major support from: