Making books sing has officially booked over 200 workshops of Alice’s Story, our interactive anti-bullying performace and workshop, in over 30 schools and community centers! We are also proud to be listed on the New York City Council website as an organization offering anti-bullying programs.

This past Monday, I attended my first Gala with Making Books Sing as we held our 2^nd Annual Gala on February 6, 2012 at the swanky Manhattan Penthouse.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I arrived on the 17^th floor, but the view was incredible:

All of MBS’ staff chipped in to help set up an event that was a year in the making, including our fabulous Artistic Director, Barbara Zinn Krieger:

We recently gave a performance of If You Really Love Polar Bears to 1st grade students at PS4/Duke Ellington School in Manhattan. Not only did the students and teachers love it, but the school wrote a great blog post about it!

Getting feedback on our programming is crucial to us, and it's always gratifying to see how much schools appreciate our work. Thanks for sharing your apprecaition on the internet, PS4!

In Making Books Sing Residencies, our teaching artists lead students in acting, playwriting and songwriting workshops to adapt a children’s book into an original play.

Making Books Sing was just named one of the top NYC theaters for families by New York Family magazine!

Check us out in their article Plays for the Pint Sized.

The article is also included in their January 2012 issue, with Moomah owner Tracey Stewart, wife the hilarious Jon Stewart, on the cover.

Congratulations to writer/composer team Sara Wordsworth and Russ Kaplan! Chosen from a pool of almost 100 applicants, the team will write a musical for Making Books Sing about Albert Einstein’s influence on a fictional girl growing up in the 1950s who’s having trouble with math.

The programming for Making Books Sing is for children ages 2 – 13, so admittedly cultivation events for board members and supporters need to go beyond our usual events.

This week Joyce and Don Healy welcomed us into their lovely home on Jane Street for an evening of wine and music. The atmosphere was welcoming and lovely. Their four story West Village home seemed to usher in the holidays for the guests who came.

Making Books Sing’s 13 Days of Giving campaign is out, into the internets, possibly in a 9x14 envelope in your mail box, waiting for you when you get home. There’s a bookmark inside, so even if you don't read solicitation letters, take out the bookmark and admire it for a few minutes.