Grab your comfiest blanket and favorite PJs and find a good spot in front of the computer. The nation’s largest annual bedtime story event, America’s Biggest Bedtime Story, is back for its fourth year and will feature one of the world’s most recognizable superstars. BOOK IT!®, the reading incentive program sponsored by Pizza Hut®, is teaming up with Justin Bieber, the Grammy Nominated R&B/Pop singing sensation, as this year’s celebrity reader to motivate children to read more and help them develop a lifelong love of reading. Children, parents and teachers alike are encouraged to join the online webcast of Justin’s reading at http://www.bookitprogram.com/on Feb. 15 starting at 8 a.m. CST.
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Justin will host this year’s event by reading his favorite childhood book, Dr. Seuss’s classic, The Cat in the Hat. Last year, approximately 215,000 people joined the webcast, setting a new record for the event. Pizza Hut is challenging classrooms and families across America to join the 2011 event and if total attendance surpasses last year’s attendance record, then BOOK IT! will donate $25,000 to the Pencils of Promise charity. Supported by Justin, Pencils of Promise is a global movement that partners with local communities to build schools in the developing world.
“The Bieber fever is in full effect with the BOOK IT! program this year,” said Leslie Brunt, director of the BOOK IT! program. “The combination of Justin Bieber with a Seuss classic is sure to make this our largest and most successful event yet!”
“We’re excited to be a part of the BOOK IT! program and collaborate with an inspiring teen like Justin Bieber to build another new school that enables education for those who need it most,” said Adam Braun, Founder of Pencils of Promise.
How to Participate
Readers can join in by logging on to http://www.bookitprogram.com on February 15 starting at 8 a.m. CST. The webcast will be available online until 11:59 p.m. CST on February 18. The read-along will feature Bieber reading Cat in the Hat along with activities, a chance to win prizes and tips on how to raise a reader.
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