Articles by: Taylor Oake

Indigo Love of Reading Foundation x Skipping Stone Foundation

SSF

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is empowering children and changing lives through books. Children and young adults in the 2SLGBTQI community, especially those who are racialized, are often underrepresented in the books they read, and in the media they consume. To help address this gap, we partnered with Skipping Stone Foundation—a nationally recognized agency … Read more

Earth Day Resources 2021

Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.   As a part of our commitment to Earth Day and promoting environmental … Read more

International Women’s Day

In honour of International Women’s Day (March 8), the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation has curated a Female Voices booklist for educators, parents and caregivers to read with the children in their lives and celebrate female voices today – and every day. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, … Read more

I Read Canadian 2021

I Read Canadian Day is a day to raise awareness of Canadian books and celebrate the richness, diversity, and breadth of Canadian literature. Today, February 17, 2021, I Read Canadian is challenging young people to “Read Canadian” for 15 minutes. The Indigo Love of Reading team has created a list of books from Canadian Voices … Read more

Books Make A Difference

In April, the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation (ILOR) committed $1 million in books and educational resources to support Canadian children in high-needs communities during the COVID-19 pandemic with the launch of the Indigo Love of Reading Community Response Fund. The first round of these grants were awarded to organizations across Canada that were able … Read more

Orange Shirt Day 2020

  On September 30, Orange Shirt Day is a day when all Canadians come together to honour the thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children who were taken from their homes and forced to attend residential schools in Canada. Together, we acknowledge that this is not just a part of Canada’s history, but an … Read more

I’m worried my kids will be behind next year. What can I do to help them now?

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation and educators from the Love of Reading community partnered with IndigoKids to host Indigo Teacher Talk to help parents who need a little extra help with their home school questions. Our educators shared their summer reading suggestions. Happy reading! Educator: Danny Grafton Grade: K-8; Librarian Province: Manitoba Fave Book: I … Read more

Summer Book Series Reading Recommendations

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation and educators from the Love of Reading community partnered with IndigoKids to host Indigo Teacher Talk to help parents who need a little extra help with their home school questions. Our educators shared their summer reading suggestions. Happy reading!

Social-Emotional Learning

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation and educators from the Love of Reading community partnered with IndigoKids to host Indigo Teacher Talk to help parents who need a little extra help with their home school questions. This video, our educators are sharing recommendations for children’s books on Social-Emotional Learning to help kids talk about mental … Read more

Book Recommendations to Celebrate Pride!

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation and educators from the Love of Reading community partnered with IndigoKids to host Indigo Teacher Talk to help parents who need a little extra help with their home school questions. In this video, our educators are sharing recommendations for great children’s books to read during June to celebrate Pride!