Social-media Storytelling Scandal!
National non-profit First Book has a storytelling scandal!
First Book’s Magic of Storytelling campaign engages celebrities and everyday
people on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. The campaign challenges people young
and old to rediscover the Magic of Storytelling and post selfies reading their
favorite book.
New mom and actress Kerry Washington joined the First Book Magic of Storytelling movement.
Washington celebrated her birthday in January by posting a “selfie” on Facebook
reading her favorite book, On the Night
You Were Born. The star of ABC’s drama series Scandal launched a Birthday
Book Drive and asked her Facebook fans and Twitter followers to donate to First
Book’s Magic of Storytelling campaign to provide books for children in need.
Washington’s Facebook post received 74,494 likes and 1,175 shares.
First Book’s Magic of Storytelling campaign, a partnership
with the Disney/ABC television group, includes a Public Service Announcement
airing on ABC affiliate stations nationwide.
Disney Publications donated 200,000 books to First Book for local
schools and community organizations to distribute to children and families in
need. Interested organizations can sign up to receive the free books at www.firstbooks.org/beinspired
First Book also launched a speed-reading challenge as part of
its Magic of Storytelling campaign. First Book founder Kyle Zimmerman posted a
YouTube video of herself speed-reading her favorite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Zimmerman challenged everyone to speed-read
faster than her recorded number of 39 words in 10 seconds.
Author of Crossover, Kwame
Alexander accepted the challenged and managed to read an impressive 60 words in
10 seconds.
How many words can you read in 10 seconds? Take First
Book’s #Speed Read challenge. Post your own video and challenge your friends
and family.
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