The Plum restaurant is taking inspiration from the classic "Book It" program to encourage reading for children.

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Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children ... “I can’t read. I can’t talk. I don’t care about stories, plots or characters.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest ...