Say Good Night to Illiteracy is a lovely book with a low price

When adults have trouble reading, they can’t teach their kids how to read. This vicious cycle of illiteracy is huge when you consider that more than 30 million adults in the United States have reading skills that are “below basic.” To help break these disturbing trends, the National Center for Family Literacy is partnering with Half Price Books to publish the 13th edition of Say Good Night to Illiteracy. It’s a beautifully illustrated children’s book of poems and short stories that raises money to support literacy projects. The hardcover book is a bargain at $4.98. “It’s one of the most imaginative, beautiful kids’ books that I’ve ever seen,” says Aeron Johnson, an assistant manager at Half Price Books–East in Madison, Wisconsin. Read about the book in The Capital Times.