Literacy Posts
The Problem of 1-to-300

The Problem of 1-to-300

Robbi here. I'm currently working on updating our Busload of Books Tour website so it's a more robust place that will help us tell the story of the trip. For the record, Matthew and I are not literacy experts, we are not educators, we are not deeply informed on all...

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The Day She Decided to Become a Writer

The Day She Decided to Become a Writer

Since launching the tour, we've been getting messages from friends sharing stories of the impact author visits had on their own development as readers or creators. I especially like this story from our friend Danielle: “When I was six years old, the author of a...

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The Busload of Books Tour is a year-long project to promote literacy and raise awareness of the challenges facing our nation’s public schools.

Author/illustrator duo Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (that’s us) and our four kids will spend the 2022-2023 school year traveling the country in a school bus/tiny home, visiting Title I schools in all 50 states (plus DC), and giving away 25,000 hardcover books to students and teachers from underserved communities.

As we travel, we will be blogging, vlogging and posting frequently to social media. All of our content will be appropriate for bringing families and students along on our ultimate road trip.

The latest on Instagram:

The Daily Minute: 11.28.23
In which Robbi lets us peek into her process, which no longer includes great heaps of sugary snacks.
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The Daily Minute: 11.27.23
In which Robbi will be drawing all night on a deadline, and Matthew is heading to the sleeping loft.
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Slow start over here this morning. ...

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The Daily Minute: 11.16.23
In which we take a soggy tromp through Tilghman Neck.
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Whoever you are, take your seat on the bus!

Our adventure is your adventure. Our country is your country, too. Follow along with us!