'Giraffe Problems' - Read and Rise Book Club January 2021

This week marked the 6-month anniversary of the Read and Rise Book club and also 3 months since the launch of this website! I can't believe I have shared 41 books so far that go along with our mission of creating a generation of children who love themselves, are full of self-confidence, and know their worth so that they can rise up and be warriors for kindness, acceptance, equality, community, the earth, and change for the better. I am so grateful to each and every one of you who is part of the Cardboard Mom community and also for the wonderful authors I've met along the way!

Today is extra special for me because not only am I sharing a new story, but I'm also celebrating the birthday of an extraordinary woman who inspires me and embodies everything the Read and Rise Book Club stands for - First Lady Michelle Obama. She inspires people young and old and spreads hope and kindness wherever she goes. For that reason, today's story will be read by none other than the First Lady herself (with a special guest!) <3

Featured story: "Giraffe Problems" by Jory John

I don't have a specific activity today, just a reminder that all of you are exactly what the world needs you to be - if the world needed you to be someone else, you would've been born someone else!