Free Books For Kids And A Long Overdue Adoption

July 21, 2022 5:08 am Published by

A New Brunswick mother is spending her summer getting free books into the hands of children. Julie Letkeman started the Book Buggy last June and has since distributed more than 1,400 free books at playgrounds in communities outside Saint John. 

Letkeman says the Book Buggy is her way of helping to improve children’s literacy in a province where, according to Statistics Canada, only 56 per cent of the population is functionally literate. 

“I wanted to start the Book Buggy to help in some small way, there are so many books out there,” she said. “Books can tell stories, teach you things, and they can help kids deal with their traumas. They are like magic.” 

 

A dog in Texas finally has a forever home after waiting 10 years to be adopted.  She’s a pit bull mix, so people didn’t want her.

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer