{"id":17225,"date":"2025-08-26T22:25:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/?page_id=17225"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:08:05","slug":"dear-canada-why-reading-matters-to-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indigoloveofreading.org\/dear-canada-why-reading-matters-to-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Canada: Why Reading Matters to Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:1200px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem ) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem ) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id17225_ce65e8-4e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kt-inner-column-height-full kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.85;background-color:rgba(247,208,59,0.99);}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{position:relative;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17225_0d6350-aa kb-section-has-overlay inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-aed3cff9 gb-headline-text text-divider\">Dear Canada: Why Reading Matters to Kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2004, the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation has been dedicated to putting books in the hands of children in high-needs communities across Canada. 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