Benefit Breakfast | Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 7:00am
Lacey Community Center
Join us for an inspirational morning with local leaders and readers.
- Honor Literacy Champions for their exceptional commitment to literacy.
- Invest in children's literacy and bring the joy and promise of books and reading to all South Sound Children.
Start your day among readers and leaders! South Sound Reading Foundation's annual benefit breakfast features an inspiring presentation and honors our 2025 Literacy Champions.
This year's event features Corinna Luyken, award-winning and New York Times Best Selling author and illustrator. Rick Peters is returning as our M. C.
This is a free event. An invitation to invest in our mission and support children's literacy will be made during the program.
When: Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 7:00-8:30 a.m.
Where: Lacey Community Center | 6729 Pacific Ave. SE
Questions? Email read2me@nthurston.k12.wa.us
Presenting Sponsor:
About Corinna
Corinna Luyken is the author/illustrator of numerous picture books that have been translated into thirteen languages. These include The New York Times Best Seller, MY HEART; THE BOOK OF MISTAKES (which The Wall Street Journal called “sublime”); ABC AND YOU AND ME (a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection); THE TREE IN ME (an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and Indie Bestseller); and the forthcoming THE ARGUERS (Spring 2025).
She is also the illustrator of many award-winning picture books including IN THE DARK (A Marginalian Best Book of 2023) written by Kate Hoefler; PATCHWORK (A New York Times and Kirkus Best Picture Book of 2022), written by Matt de la Peña; and ADRIAN SIMCOX DOES NOT HAVE A HORSE (A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard and Comstock-Gag Read Aloud Book Award) written by Marcy Campbell.
She was raised in Oregon, California, and Hawaii; and studied dance improvisation, poetry, and printmaking at Middlebury College in Vermont. Her work is rooted in improvisation and explores themes of connection, perception, and misperception. She lives in Western Washington, near the Salish Sea, where she also likes to dig in the dirt, surf, and read with a cat (or two) on her lap. You can see more of her work at www.corinnaluyken.com
Thank you to our Sponsor!
