Celebrity Readers

Join different celebrities as they read different stories!

Local Celebrities

Birmingham Teen Authors

Join Berkeley Owens, a published teen author from Birmingham, read her book, “Phillis Wheatley: The First African-American Poet & Book Publisher”

Join Madelyn Grant, a published teen author from Birmingham, read her book, “Black Entrepreneurial Excellence Series: For Kids”

 

Past Celebrity Readers for Community Reads

Ashley M. Jones, Poet Laureate for the State of Alabama, reads Harriet Tubman, by Eloise Greenfield

Birmingham muralist and entrepreneur, Marcus Fetch, reads Something Beautiful, by Sharon Dennis Wyeth

PART ONE: Jefferson County Judges Grant and Judge Owens read What if Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick & That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Me! by Julia Cook. And yes, they are twins! (Make sure to watch Part 1 and 2)

Red Mountain Theatre’s Bradford Forehand reads The Cool Bean by Jory John

PART TWO: Jefferson County Judges Grant and Judge Owens read What if Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick & That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Me! by Julia Cook. And yes, they are twins! (Make sure to watch Part 1 and 2)

Kiersten and Bhindi from Hand in Paw, read, The Night I Followed the Dog, written and illustrated by Nina Laden.

Alabama Ballet's professional dancers, Isabella and David, read Brontorina, written by James Howe and illustrated by Randy Cecil.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin reads Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, written by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James.

Carey Fountain, Manager of Public Relations at the Birmingham Museum of Art, reads Parker Looks Up, An Extraordinary Moment, written by Parker and Jessica Curry and illustrated by Brittany Jackson.

Huffman Academy fourth-grader Skylar reads Pirate Mom, written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin.

Amy Howe, Better Basics Volunteer, reads Franny B. Kranny, There's a Bird in Your Hair! by Harriet Lerner and Susan Goldhor

UAB Beach Volleyball player, Jenna, reads, How Do Dinosaurs Go To School, written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague.

 

Read with Woodfin

Birmingham Mayor, Randall Woodfin, reads The Magic City Classic Game Day Rules, written by Sherri Graves Smith and illustrated by Damon Danielson. To bring attention to the importance of literacy and reading, Mayor Woodfin has launched the online book club Read with Woodfin #ReadwithWoodfin. Each quarter, the mayor will share the title of a book to read.