SAINT IGNATIUS - Tuesday was a special day for children at Saint Ignatius Elementary School as KPAX and the Scripps Howard Foundation gave each child a brand new copy of the latest "Dog Man" book by author Dav Pilkey.
Tuesday's storytelling and book distribution is how we're celebrating the one-millionth book donated through our "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign.
Pilkey donated 25,000 copies of his latest graphic novel, which will be given to every first through sixth grade students in the 77 partner Title I schools across the country.
MTN’s Jill Valley sat down with second grade students in Mission and read from "Dog Man: 20,000 Fleas Under the Sea." Later, they each got to take home their very own copy.
The fund raised $1 million during its seventh annual childhood literacy campaign, which will provide 200,000 books for kids across the country. The kids promised us they'd read at least 15 minutes every day just for fun!
