Storybook Project

During a recent trip to my neighborhood Barnes and Noble, I learned about the Women's Storybook Project of Texas. I chose to donate Runaway Bunny to this project; it will soon be in the hands of a child whose mother is incarcerated. The project volunteers take donated books to the prisons; record each mother reading a specific book; then mail the book and that tape to the mother's child. Although they won't be together, some child will get to listen to his or her mom reading Runaway Bunny.

Statistics indicate that 1 of 5 children of incarcerated parents end up in prison. This project hopes that by developing stronger relationships between imprisoned mothers and their children, these numbers may be changed. The Women’s Storybook Project of Texas started in Austin, Texas in 2003 and currently targets the children of women who are imprisoned at Gatesville prisons.
http://www.storybookproject.org/

Browse http://www.fcnetwork.org/storybook.pdf to learn the origins of this project in our country and for suggestions on starting a Storybook Project in your area.