31. Stan's Dream (Part 31 of 34)

Stan was just eight years old when he lost his Father. He even wrote a book about it. The loss left a hole in his heart that he has chosen to fill with kindness, love, and, most notably, the possibility of hope for others. How? Books.

Stan welcomes young author, Kaitlin McKoy, to The Very Airy Library.

One of Stan’s favorite occasions as a boy was the scholastic book fair. Though all the kids enjoyed picking up new things to read, Stan saw every single book as representing a new possibility. To him, there was nothing quite like the anticipation of picking the perfect book.

What adventure will you embark upon? What characters will you meet? What histories will you learn?

Remembering that feeling inspired Stan to come up with his own unique vision – a vision of a new kind of book fair composed entirely of books written by children. Yes, children.

Stan sees authorship as a way of helping kids accomplish all sorts of amazing things.

Through Leap for Literacy and the Share Your Story program, Stan has guided kids through the authorship process for over three years. In fact, a select few kids have even had their books professionally illustrated and published.

The Very Airy Library is proud to feature some of those kids and even more proud to promote Stan’s dream.

But the question remains, will we make our goal?