Helping Kids Rise™

Helping Kids Rise is a children’s book and literacy resource brand focused on highlighting diverse and inclusive books and expanding children’s access to them. Its guiding message is that every child deserves books that educate, empower, and inspire. The website helps parents, caregivers, educators, and other readers discover books for children through curated recommendations and themed book lists. Topics include Black history and culture, farming, family separation, resistance, courage, veterans, and multicultural celebrations. The site also features adult book recommendations, reading resources, a picture book challenge, and a reading log.

Helping Kids Rise connects visitors with places to find books, including its online bookshop and links to retailers and audiobook services. It invites supporters to help stock little free libraries with diverse books and shares information about book drives, events, and opportunities to work with the organization. Visitors can also follow its updates, subscribe to its newsletter, and explore features on independent books and authors.