Read Aloud with US

Read Aloud with the Trenton Kappa Foundation

For Children, Parents, Guardians, and Teachers!

Read Aloud is a unique virtual reading initiative exposing early readers to books. These videos feature colorful and informative children’s books written primarily by African American authors and read by local community leaders with sound effects provided by Culture is K.E.Y. Most of the books were read and filmed on location in the historic Trenton Free Public Library Children's Room.

Edward Bullock, President of The Trenton Literacy Movement, Inc., introduces the "Read Aloud" series.

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

Ryan Harris, Board Member, Trenton Kappa Foundation, reads

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down,

by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator).

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carl Gibbs, Jr., Polemarch, Trenton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity reads

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.,

by Robert Casilla , David A. Adler (Illustrator).

Grandfather and I

Shawn Copeland, Chairman of the Board, Trenton Kappa Foundation reads Grandfather and I ,

by Helen E. Buckley, Jan Ormerod (Illustrator).

Preaching to the Chickens

Palmer Richardson, Board Member, Trenton Kappa Foundation, reads

Preaching to the Chickens,

by Jabari Asim, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator).

What is a Rainbow?

Palmer Richardson, Board Member, Trenton Kappa Foundation reads

What is a Rainbow?,

by Arvetis, Chris; Palmer, Carole; Buckley, James (Illustrator).

The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring

Lloyd Price, Board Member, Trenton Kappa Foundation, reads

The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring,

by Lucille Clifton (Author), Brinton Turkle (Illustrator).

Giant Hiccups

Keith Wallace, Member of the Trenton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity reads

Giant Hiccups,

by Jacqui Farley, Pamela Venus (Illustrator).

Rita and the Fire Fighters

Walter Drew Smith, Executive Director, Trenton Kappa Foundation reads

Rita and the Fire Fighters,

by Mike Huber, Joseph Cowman (Illustrations).

Chicken Sunday

Arthur Esaw, Member of the Trenton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

reads

Chicken Sunday

by Patricia Polacco.

I am Enough

Eric Bullock, Member of the Trenton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity reads

I am Enough,

by Grace Byers (Author), Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator).

Peeney Butter Fudge

Ahmanish Robinson, Member of the Trenton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

reads

Peeney Butter Fudge

by Slade Morrison and Toni Morrison, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator).

Kevin and His Dad

Edward Bullock, President of The Trenton Literacy Movement, Inc. reads Kevin and His Dad by Irene Smalls (Author), Michael Hays (Illustrator).

Little Ley Ley's "Tall Tales"

Ahyaams Walker, Trenton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, reads Little Ley Ley's "Tall Tales" by Lana Whitehead, Phil Henriquez (Illustrations). Published March 6, 2020 by Horton Press.

Lorraine, The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away

Edward Bullock, President of The Trenton Literacy Movement, Inc. reads Lorraine, The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away, by Ketch Secor.