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DONATE: Your mon­e­tary dona­tion will help pay for ship­ping mate­ri­als and fees, book pur­chas­es, and oper­at­ing costs.

Donate via Pay­pal or cred­it card:

If you’re pay­ing by check, please make payable to “A Book of My Own.”

A Book of My Own was orga­nized as its own 501©3 non-prof­it in the state of Min­neso­ta in ear­ly 2024. All con­tri­bu­tions to A Book of My Own are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by fed­er­al law.

WISHLIST: We’ve made a list of spe­cif­ic books that we’d most like to include in our fam­i­ly book boxes.

You may pur­chase these books through Back Forty Books, Two Har­bors, Min­neso­ta, an inde­pen­dent book­seller, or your favorite bookseller.

At Back Forty Books, use pro­mo code “KIDSREAD” with your pur­chase to receive a dis­count­ed rate for your spon­sored book purchase.

Back Forty Books offers their cus­tomers an option to round up their pur­chase price to the near­est dol­lar as a dona­tion to A Book of My Own. Thanks, Back Forty Books!

AUTHORS and ILLUSTRATORS: Would you like to donate your books? Con­tact A Book of My Own to make arrange­ments. We’re delight­ed that you’re con­sid­er­ing this!

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“We’ve been home­less … books bring so much joy to the children.”

“You’re an answered prayer.”

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Father and children reading

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