Federal funding for arts and culture has been curtailed. Trey Kay looks at the reasons in the latest Us & Them. Also, the state board of education has approved another round of school closures and consolidations, the state Legislature is expected to take up several bills in the coming session to address foster care and children who are homeless, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.
Mountain Readers is a literacy initiative designed to celebrate and foster a love of reading in children across West Virginia. Mountain Readers Week was held Oct. 6-10, 2025. Please bookmark this page and join us next year!
Our book for 2025 was The Wonderfully Wild Ones by West Virginia author Adeline Schneid and illustrated by Ashley Belote.
Volunteers who participate in Mountain Readers Week choose to read at libraries, classrooms, daycares, community centers and more! Celebrate and encourage a love of reading in West Virginia youth and prepare them to become leaders of tomorrow.
Wonderfully Wild Ones is the story of three lively lions living in a tiny piece of “Almost Heaven,” but their adventurous, sometimes, mischievous spirits spark a journey of discovery.
Mountain Readers Statewide Receive:
A copy of the book The Wonderfully Wild Oneswrittenby Adeline Schneid and illustrated by Ashley Belote
Resources and activities to accompany the book
Video messages from the author
2025 Mountain Readers Become Leaders Resources
Videos
An interview with W.Va. author Adeline Schneid.
W.Va. author Adeline Schneid reads “The Wonderfully Wild Ones.”
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Check Out The 2025 PBS KIDS Writers Contest Winners!
Click here to read all the winning stories from the 2025 PBS KIDS Writers Contest at West Virginia Public Broadcasting. You’ll also find the 2025 Reader’s Choice award winners on this page.
The PBS KIDS Writers Contest at WVPB is an annual competition that encourages West Virginia children in grades K-5 to explore the power of creativity by writing and illustrating their own stories.
