We honor the late Kathryn Olney, who died peacefully at home on January 14th after a nearly four-year battle with breast cancer. An investigative journalist, Kathryn volunteered and served on the Board of Directors of the Children's Book Project for many years,...

Drawing of Risa by her father, artist Sol Schwartz Our Board President Risa Schwartz shares why she's so passionate about our mission:  "Throughout my life, I’ve turned to books, which have opened my world, challenged my beliefs, and inspired my creativity. Watching...

We're so grateful to all our donors and community partners who have made it possible for us to give away over 27,000 books so far for our most vulnerable children since we closed to the public in mid-March. Teachers, nurses, social workers, and staff of shelters,...

Todd Parr’s children’s books and ToddWorld television show are great for communicating complex emotions with young children—and his books are always on our wishlist. The coronavirus pandemic has brought a spike in interest in Todd's books, while at the same time so...

Since San Francisco's shelter-in-place order was announced on March 16, the Children’s Book Project has acted quickly to support the needs of our most vulnerable families. Within 3 days, we distributed over 3,000 free books to children at SF emergency childcare...

We're suspending open hours for our book site in accordance with California's health directive to stay at home. During this time, our team is working remotely and will respond to your email (preferred) and voicemail. While schools and support programs are closed,...

As featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Supervisor Hillary Ronen's legislation for Temporary Use Permits of vacant San Francisco storefronts would give the Children's Book Project time to find and fund our permanent home while we continue to serve thousands of...