reads Fox in Socks!

Reading her own book: Scovia Learns She Has Melanin

Reading his own books Little Girl Yellow and Little Boy Blue

Reading In My Family/En Mi Familia by Carmen Garza

Author and dentist Dr. Christina Rosenthal reads her own book: You Can Become a Doctor Too

Police Officer David Wong reads: Keeping You Safe by Ann Owen

Fourth grader James Martin reads: Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn Jordan followed by U of M football players (JJ Russell, Jacobi Francis, Calvin Austin, and Kylan Watkins)

Founder of ARISE2Read Donna Gaines reads: Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

Chief Zoological Officer Matt Thompson from the Memphis Zoo reads: My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

Principal/author Latisha Brown reads her own book: Nelson Knott

Shelby County Director of Education Dr. Cedric Gray reads: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Pediatrician Dr. Brinders Jones reads: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

First Lady of Tennessee, Mrs. Maria Lee reads: Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss

Author Alice Faye Duncan reads her own book: Just Like Mama

FedEx pilot Joe Rivera reads: Go, FedEx! by Brooke Parker Justice

Senator Raumesh Akbari reads: Grace Goes to Washington by Kelly DiPucchio

Art teacher Emily Cook reads her own book: Eclectic Emily

Author T'arrah Mathis reads her book: Still a Rose

Eye care specialist Ramon Gomez reads: La Verdadera Historiade los Tres Cerditos (The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs) by Jon Scieszka

WREG News Anchor April Thompson reads: I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do ANYTHING! by Alissa Holder and Zulekha Holder-Young

Local authors Ayanna and Anaya Murray read: Bear Learns to Share

Cary Vaughn as Elvis Presley reads: The Best Class Picture Ever! by Denis Roche

ARISE2Read is excited to invite you to join us in prayer at our 2nd annual URGE-City-Wide Prayer Drive event happening on July 22nd at 9:30 a.m.  This will be a time where we will gather as the body of Christ to fervently pray over our city, our schools, our children, and our government.  We know […]