Sales surged in August for titles celebrating Ethiopian culture, architecture, and ecosystems, bumping some old favorites further down the list. Trees are Life The Perfect Table Work Walls Big, Bigger, Biggest The Runaway Injera Trouble Thank You Trees We Run Girls

OHBD has a New Website! Check out our amazing collaborators, who work with us to create and distribute books, build and stock reading rooms, and support many more literacy projects. Thanks for all your support! openheartsbigdreams.org/get-involved/c…

Check out our pillars and tenets to see how we prioritize and make tough decisions on our updated website: openheartsbigdreams.org/about-us/pilla…

Thank you to UHeights and University District Rotary club for hosting a book fair featuring our books! We are excited to apply our learning, expand future projects and deepen collaborations. Thank you for supporting literacy in Ethiopian and African languages!

Our featured language this week is Kiswahili, a Bantu language spoken primarily in East Africa. We are proud to offer over 150 titles in this critical language, with more coming soon! ow.ly/wBzx50Xobt9

Our Featured Titles this week all tell stories of inspiring people: Girls Grow Up: ow.ly/k0W650XpM2v The Kind Stranger: ow.ly/C4QJ50XpM2m A Story of Hope: ow.ly/lKSE50XpM2o Thank You Louis Braille: ow.ly/9VAy50XpM2r

Our latest newsletter is out! Read about our trip to the Frankfurt Bookfair, the importance of belonging, and more adventures in literacy! It's free to subscribe: ow.ly/LbiZ50XpM5m

Want to make a difference in the life of a child and support literacy at the same time? Join our new book club and buy a book for a kid in Ethiopia!  Setting up a recurring monthly donation of just $5 or more helps us get more books to kids in Ethiopia. ow.ly/r1WZ50XqSrh

Thank you, USBBY, for featuring OHBD on a panel about how children’s books can inspire action. We are grateful for the opportunity to talk about our work. Huge thanks to our contributors and everyone who supports literacy. Thank you!

OHBD is deeply grateful for our translation team members who make our books both mirrors and windows to kids around the globe. Are you passionate about bring books to kids in more languages and have children’s book translation skills? Please reach out! openheartsbigdreams.org/about-us/trans…

Our featured books this week all tell mischievous and curious tales:   Chaos: ow.ly/hf2p50XthGw Yaya, Come Here: ow.ly/sutE50XthGE Monkey in The City: ow.ly/uKwB50XthGB Hiding: ow.ly/Kmt250XthGz

We are proud to offer our books in a new language: Czech! Spoken by over 12 million people, it is a West Slavic language and the official language of the Czech Republic. Thank you to Jiří Kaftan for supporting this translation! ow.ly/hLHT50XutWN

Want to help support literacy? If you're in a position to give, consider supporting our Giving Tuesday fundraiser! All proceeds will help support our literacy projects. Thanks for your support! ow.ly/UF1750XveNu

Tack så mycket to our amazing readers in Sweden! We’re thrilled to see so many of our titles headed to your readers in Amharic and Tigrinya, two of Ethiopia’s most commonly spoken languages. Thank you so much for supporting literacy in Ethiopian languages! Vi älskar dig

Our Featured Titles this week include tales about the importance of working together: Fifty Lemons: ow.ly/ctCR50XxgNM We Can Stop the Lion: ow.ly/u7X250XxgNJ A Welcome in Axum: ow.ly/fRz350XxgNN Kindness is Powerful: ow.ly/3Vbh50XxgNO

Can you support our online auction fundraiser? Donated items like gift cards, experiences like cooking classes, vacation stays, and other gifts make wonderful auction items that help us raise funds to support our literacy projects. Thanks for your support! openheartsbigdreams.org/contact-us/

OHBD has a new website! See how you can easily share our work and support our literacy projects with our Share page: openheartsbigdreams.org/get-involved/s…

The pepper queen of Halaba works hard to ensure her spicy peppers are the best of the market’s offerings. But when a dispute with the grain merchant over unpaid peppers threatens to disturb her peace, she must find a clever solution. The Pepper Queen: amazon.com/dp/B0G4NLS4FF/…

Our Featured Language is spoken by 24 million people in the horn of Africa: Somali! We are proud to publish over 160 bilingual Somali language early readers, and we are grateful for our amazing Somali communities here in the U.S. Waanu ku jecelnahay! ohbd-rsgbooks.com/selection/book…