"My own pediatrician gave me comic books at every visit, and I couldn’t wait to go to the doctor and get that book. How great for all of our children and their parents to learn from their pediatric providers that beautiful books and reading are an important part of growing up and future success."

"Reach Out and Read books have helped us turn our home into a true learning environment. Books are the first thing that our children go for when they wake up and the last thing they interact with at night. We believe that early interaction with books will give our children a better chance of someday becoming productive, proactive, and responsible citizens."

"I had one child, just one year old, and when I gave her the book, the mom was so excited. She said, ‘This is her first book!’"

"My client (4yrs, 9mos), his name is Jacob, and this is the first time we’ve ever seen him… I told him I could give him a book and showed him a few different ones. He looked at me and said, 'Well, you know I don’t know how to read yet.' SOOOO cute! I told him he could make up his own story based on the pictures or ask his brothers and sister to help him read it."

“We train doctors in exam room strategies that take full advantage of the book so that they can use the book to take a look at the child’s development and the parent-child interaction—so they can model techniques that help parents use the book to build routines that foster positive, language-rich interactions."