Latest media:
Rebecca Morgan was interviewed on Mile High Radio’s Pay It Forward show. Listen here.
2013 press release: Where Books For Treats is happening in the South Bay
2012 press release: Halloween Ideas: Give “Brain Candy” Instead of Sweets to Kids for Trick or Treat (or download the PDF)
Books For Treats has been featured in the following media:
KBAY (South Bay)
KCBS radio (San Francisco)
KNTV-Channel 11 (San Jose)
KLIV radio (San Jose)
San Jose Mercury News Halloween Books for Treats program in San Jose’s Willow (2011)
Willow Glen Resident (San Jose)
Willow Glen Times (San Jose)
Campbell Resident
World Journal (China)
Sing Tao Daily (China)
KDTV Channel 14 (San Jose Spanish channel)
Portsmouth Herald (Portsmouth, NH)
Wellness News
Tri-City Herald (Oregon), “Kennewick couple hand out books, not candy”
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, “Treating kids to the joys of reading”
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)
MarshallNewsMessenger.com (TX)
La Mars Daily Sentinel (IA)
Los Altos Town Crier (CA)
SeattlePI
Books For Treats was also mentioned in Seth Godin’s book, Purple Cow. Read what was written.
Blog mentions:
Jessica Knauss, “Books for Treats”
“This Halloween, Give Books for Treats!“
“Halloween fun in Northern California”
“Books Instead of Candy for Halloween”
“Children’s Literacy News and Books for Treats”
Orcas Island (WA) Library, “Friends at the Library Give Books for Treats”
Examiner.com, “Books For Treats: give brain candy this year”
Larry James’s Authors and Speakers Blog
Mid-Continent Library, Independence, MO
Jeri’s Organizing & Decluttering News
- BFT Founder Rebecca Morgan and San José Mayor Gonzales pass out books for treats at San José’s Willow Glen business district’s trick-or-treating event in 2001.
A recent recipient of a Book for Treats book. Child says, “Hey mom, look I got a book for Halloween,” mom says, “What a great idea!”
Trick-or-treaters love getting books at Halloween.
Books for Treats always draws a crowd!
Press Releases
Books For Treats Looking to Double The Books Given on Halloweeen
Give Trick-Or-Treaters Books This Year – Oct. 6, 2003
Kids Bag A Book When Trick-Or-Treating In San Jose, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2001
Articles
Willow Glen Resident Newspaper Article 10-17-2001
Willow Glen Resident Newspaper photo of Books For Treats recipient 11-6-2001