The Wisconsin Recap

by | Jul 19, 2011 | Uncategorized

One week aboard Bess the Book Bus can feel like a whirlwind of adventure. The 2011 Transitions/VSP Success is in Sight Tour traveled to Wisconsin for 11 stops in seven days. Our schedule was filled to see as much of the state and meet as many Sconies as possible. Each...

Foundations and Friendships

by | Jun 22, 2011 | Uncategorized

Over the past eight years, Bess the Book Bus has grown with the help of nationwide support. Our success is built by the hard work of organizations and individuals dedicated to helping our children. No specific title has stuck when addressing everyone involved in our...

Read a Book, Give a Book

by | Jun 21, 2011 | Uncategorized

Thanks to Penguin Group and the Pearson Foundation, supporting Bess Book Bus is as simple three easy steps. We Give Books will donate one brand new book to Bess for each book read online. Here’s how it works: Sign up at We Give Books. Choose Bess the Book Bus as...

A Helping Hand

by | Jun 14, 2011 | Uncategorized

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DltSu-PH8l4&w=480&h=390] With less than a week left in class, the students of Mason Elementary receive a special treat. Second and third graders entered the auditorium and wait for an unexpected guest to arrive. They...

Focusing on Children’s Needs

by | Jun 11, 2011 | Uncategorized

The Detroit sun beats down on the loose gravel lot behind MacDowell Elementary. A sudden wave of record highs makes the ground shimmer in the shape two brightly colored buses and a tent. From un-airconditioned classrooms, children looked out the window wondering if...

A Visit from the Book Fairy

by | Jun 1, 2011 | Uncategorized

Students at Harlem Day Charter School drop everything and read after receiving six brand new books from The Book Fairy. The opening moments of Book Expo America look like scenes from the day after Thanksgiving. Lines form inside the Javitz Center hours before the...