Why I Love STORYLAND

Their voices make us greater.

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“WE DID IT BIG IN THE BRONX!! My heart is so full after having the honor of teaching my first spoken word poetry workshop series in the Bronx in partnership with Storyland: The Bronx Book Haven serving 40+ elementary and middle school scholars from Phipps Neighborhoods summer programming.”

“STORYLAND is a place where we can dance and read books and have fun.”

Rosie
Participant at “Read and Rave”

★★★★★

★★★★★

Trey Baker
(3x Emmy Nominated Spoken Word Artist) Featured Author

★★★★★

“The space is so incredible! It gives access and choice to children in the Bronx that is well needed. Thank you for supporting this work.”

Michael Haggan
Senior Vice President & General Manager Literacy Pro and Collections at Scholastic Ed Solutions

“The Bronx owes me nothing, especially @nopelomalo_sulma and @Storyland_thebxbookhaven.

My heart was overwhelmed with love and happiness. I love what you're doing and I love those kids.

THANK YOU”

“Wow! Thank you for teaching our scholars that their voices and visions matter. The power of words is incredible, our scholars left with a deeper understanding of the beauty of poetry.”

Rosemary Ordoñez-Jenkins
Phipps Neighborhoods

★★★★★

★★★★★

Tika Sumpter
Author, Actress

★★★★★

"Reading opens doors-to new worlds, new ideas, and new possibilities. That's why I was thrilled to read aloud with students in the Bronx for a beautiful celebration of storytelling.

Thank you STORYLAND: The Bronx Book Haven, and author Adria Quiñones for sharing in the joy of reading with us and thank you to former Chancellor Dr. Meisha Porter for joining me and New York City Public Schools Staff!”

Maria Aviles-Ramos
Chancellor of New York City Public Schools