Mountain Readers Become Leaders

Welcome to our second year of the Mountain Readers Become Leaders program!

Our book this year is Chicks and the City by West Virginia author, Matt Browning and illustrated by Ashley Belote. Our focus topic for this book will be urban farming.

Fill out this form by September 20th or until supplies last to receive a free book and additional support materials to read to a group of children during our Mountain Readers week, October 7-11, 2024.

Volunteers can choose to read at libraries, classrooms, daycares, community centers and more! The suggested audience is for grades PreK-5, but we encourage all others to volunteer to read.

Celebrate and encourage a love of reading in WV youth and prepare them to become leaders of tomorrow!

If you have any questions, please email us at education@wvpublic.org

To sign up, click here.

Please check back later for additional resources to be posted here to be paired with your reading during the week of October 7th-11th.

Coming Soon — 2025 PBS Kids Writers Contest

In January, we’ll begin accepting submissions for the 2025 PBS Kids Writers Contest!

This annual event at West Virginia Public Broadcasting is a competition that encourages West Virginia children in grades K-5 to explore the power of creativity by writing and illustrating their own stories.

To learn more and see past winners, click here.

WVPB 2024 Reader’s Choice: “The Sheriff That Changed” by Mia Hutchinson