Barbershops Give Kids Free Cuts If They Read Aloud

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Tue, 2017-10-10 07:00

Reading falls behind in the summer. This project gives kids access to books who may not have had it before. This also encourages reading and bonding between community members.

From the Midwest to Texas, hair stylists are handing kids a book and offering to give them a haircut free of charge … if they read aloud while getting a trim.
~ School Library Journal

Key Takeaways:

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Holmes volunteered to give haircuts if kids read aloud.
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Holmes is known as the Storybook Barber.
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The staff gave 100 haircuts to kids who read stories in an event in Minneapolis.
Read the full article here:
http://www.readingrockets.org/news/barbershops-give-kids-free-cuts-if-they-read-aloud