Oregon Reads Aloud

To celebrate twenty-five years of promoting literacy in Oregon, SMART Reading partnered with Portland-based Graphic Arts Books to publish a unique collection of twenty-five read-aloud stories for children, written and illustrated by Oregon authors and artists.

SMART Reading is a nationally recognized, statewide nonprofit organization with a network of volunteers, educators, donors, and advocates across Oregon working together to empower children for more successful futures through books and reading. Since 1992, SMART Reading has engaged more than 118,000 volunteers to help 180,000 Oregon students build their reading skills and self-confidence, and has given these children 2.3 million books to keep and read with their families.
In 2014, the US Library of Congress awarded SMART Reading the American Prize for Literacy, presented annually to an organization that has made a significant and measurable contribution to increasing literacy levels or the national awareness of the importance of literacy.

Introduction: Sara Gets SMART by Jane Kirkpatrick, illustrated by Melissa Delzio
Go, Bikes, Go! written & illustrated by Addie Boswell
First Day Jitters by Dawn Babb Prochovnic, illustrated by Abigail Marble
Will and the Piper by Kim T. Griswell, illustrated by Lisa Mundorff
Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Curtis C. Chen, illustrated by Natalie Metzger
Where is My Mami? by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, illustrated by Robin Kerr
Dear Bigfoot by Robin Herrera, illustrated by Katy Towell
Kiräs Imagineering by Sonja Thomas, illustrated by Elizabeth Goss
Meshmesh on Wheels by Cathy Camper, illustrated by Linda Dalal Sawaya
The Legend of the Mountains- Quarrel by Damien & Heléna Macalino, illustrated by Doug Roy
Raccoon-s Tooth written & illustrated by Nancy Coffelt
The Camp Cook by Susan Blackaby illustrated by David Hohn
Lionel and Pip by Stephanie Shaw, illustrated by Susan Boase
A Bucket Full of Dreams by Valarie Pearce, illustrated by Brian Parker
Diary of a Volcano by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Mark Fearing
Something Fishy by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Cathy Stever
George Fletcher: The People-s Champion by Amber J. Keyser, illustrated by Wendy Myers
Mount Tabor: Home of Ardi the Squirrel by Estela Bernal, illustrated by Deborah Hocking
The Day the Puddles Stomped Back by Heidi Schulz, illustrated by Gesine Krätzner
Old as Clouds, Wise as Wind by Gina Ochsner, illustrated by Mike Lawrence
Moon Song by Barbara Herkert, illustrated by Johanna Wright
Paw-sitively Yummy by Bart King, illustrated by Carolyn Conahan
Kip and the Great Food Cart Feud by Dale E. Basye, illustrated by Carolyn Garcia
A Really Good Present for Dad by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Carolyn Conahan
Serafinäs Tree by Judy Cox, illustrated by Zoey Abbott Wagner
Waffles by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Kate Berube