Skagit Kids Read Week

2024 Details

• 2024’s dates are May 6-12th!
• Click here to see the SKRW Facebook Event for the May 10 author event @ CMSC
• Participate in “Get Caught Reading” – share pictures and video of you, your family and friends, caught in the act of reading on the Facebook event page! Remember to tag them with #SkagitKidsReadWeek too!
• The Skagit County & City of Burlington Commissioners made a formal Skagit Kids Read Week Proclamation at their chambers during the week of April 22!
• Events & Activities including: Book Readings, Community Events, Virtual Events, You Tube, Activities, Story Walks
  • 5/10/24: La Conner Story Time 11:00-11:30am
  • 5/10/24: Central Skagit Library 4:00-4:45pm
  • 5/10/24: Featured event Friday, May 10, 5:00-6:30pm – at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County, Multi-language reading of La Guitarrista – The Rockstar by author Lucky Diaz. Co-hosted by Burlington Public Library.
  • 5/11/24: Heart of Anacortes 10:30am
  • 5/11/24: DIA event at Hillcrest Lodge 1:00-3:00pm (Lucky from 1:30-2:10pm)
• Interested in sponsoring the event and/or copies of the books for local schools and libraries? Download the sponsor packet here.

Lucky Diaz is a bilingual, songwriting, taco-eating, multi–Latin Grammy Award–winning, Grammy-nominated and six-time Emmy-nominated musician, children’s television personality, and author. His work has been praised by NPR, Billboard, People, and the New York Times. He is a Parent’s Choice Gold Award and NAPPA Award winner. In 2020, his album Buenos Diaz was named an official selection of notable works for children by the American Library Association. Lucky’s debut picture book, Paletero Man, has been celebrated with starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and ALA Booklist. He currently lives in a house on a hill in Los Angeles with his wife, Alisha; daughter, Indiana; and their dog, Django. luckydiazmusic.com