Celebrities are reading storybooks online so we can snuggle down and listen up

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While things are very tough for so many right now, it’s bolstering to note that new initiatives are modelling pragmatic positivity under pressure and bringing us together.

Celebrity read-a-long

Take Save with Stories, for instance. It’s the brainchild of actors Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams in partnership with charities Save the Children and No Kid Hungry.

The initiative challenges actors, athletes, musicians, politicians and regular people to grab their phone and a storybook and get reading … for the greater good.

The idea is that we all get to share in these stories via Facebook and Instagram uploads and those in a position to, might also donate to Save the Children and No Kid Hungry. These organisations are working hard to make sure kids are supported through this isolating and often scary time.

“Your donation to Save the Children and No Kid Hungry will help make sure schools and community programs have the support they need to keep feeding vulnerable children during the pandemic, as well as to provide age-appropriate books, learning activities, games and toys to children whose schools are closed in some of rural America’s poorest communities,” Save the Children explain on their website.

“In addition, Save the Children launched Coronavirus and Kids: Resources from Save the Children, providing free educational resources and tips for families across America.”

Listen to a story or two with your kiddos and consider donating if you are in a position to.

Here are a teeny few of our favourite stories so far …

Actor Laura Dern reading Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty

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“Iggy Peck, Architect” by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts (published by @abramskids) – read by @lauradern . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #savewithstories

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Actor Margot Robbie reading A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

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“A Sick Day for Amos McGee” by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (published by @macmillankidsbooks) – read by @margotrobbie . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #SAVEWITHSTORIES

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose by Lucille Colander, read by superstar singer Pink

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“There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose” by Lucille Colander, illustrated by Jared Lee (published by @scholasticinc), read by @pink . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #SAVEWITHSTORIES

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Uni the Unicorn by the late, brilliant Amy Krouse Rosenthal read by Reese Witherspoon

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“Uni the Unicorn” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Brigette Barrager (published by @randomhousekids) . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #SAVEWITHSTORIES

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The Gruffalo by Axel Scheffler read by Demi Lovato

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“The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler (published by @penguinkids and @penguinrandomhouse) – read by @ddlovato . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #SAVEWITHSTORIES

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Jennifer Garner reading The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist

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“The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark” by Ken Geist, illustrated by Julia Gorton (published by @scholasticinc) . THIRTY MILLION CHILDREN rely on school for food. Responding to the needs of kids during school closures, @savethechildren and @nokidhungry have a new fund @SAVEWITHSTORIES to support food banks, and mobile meal trucks, and community feeding programs with funds to do what they do best—and also—with educational toys, books, and worksheets to make sure brains are full, as well as bellies. . If you can manage a one time gift of $10, please text SAVE to 20222. If another amount would work better for you, please visit our website—link in bio. There is no maximum and there is no minimum—together we will rise and together we can help. . Thank you and stay safe. XX #SAVEWITHSTORIES

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“Eyes on the child”

Cleary this is a US-based initiative, and if you’ve read this far you may be wondering what the Australian Save the Children organisation are doing in response to COVID-19.

Here’s what they’ve said, so far:

Save the Children’s work in Australia, the Pacific and around the world is focused on three priorities – 

  1. Preventing the spread of disease by promoting hand washing and hygiene, distributing soap and hand sanitiser to children and communities that need it. This includes supporting preparedness activities in the Pacific to protect vulnerable communities. 

  2. Keeping ‘eyes on the child’ because not all children are safe at home. Isolation makes some vulnerable children more susceptible to harm so we’re rapidly adapting our services to keep children safe. 

  3. Maintaining a connection to education because children may be lost from the school system forever if we don’t work hard to provide continuity of learning. School’s formality, routine and teaching staff is often crucial to the safety and wellbeing of children. 

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