This fall, Life Is Better With Friends, founded by local mom and children's book author Birgit Sund, partnered with Book Drive for Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing book ownership for children through free book fairs, community programs, and Pop‑Up Bookshops across the Austin area.
After learning about the incredible work Book Drive for Kids is doing in our community, Birgit decided to organize a book drive in support of their mission. As the author of My Friends and I, a friendship memory book for kids ages 5–12, she knows firsthand how much thought, heart, and creativity authors pour into their books and how passionate they are about supporting literacy and helping put great stories into the hands of young readers. With that in mind, she reached out to her community of children's book authors from across the nation and invited them to donate copies of their books.
The response was overwhelming, resulting in a fantastic collection of books for Austin-area children to discover, choose, and take home.
By
Birgit Sund on October 30, 2026
“Reading is the most influential factor related to summer
learning,” said Ami Uselman, RRISD director of library and media
services. “Our goal is to get books in the hands of our students that
need them most in an effort to prevent any loss of academic skills
during the summer.” Learn more about Round Rock ISD's unique idea.
By
Birgit Sund on June 8, 2016