#ProjectLiteracy’s Bedtime Story With Idris Elba

#ProjectLiteracy’s Bedtime Story With Idris Elba

Project Literacy: Idris Elba Partners With A Formerly Illiterate Mom To Tackle Adult Illiteracy With 'Re-Written' Story
New book aims to raise awareness of 32 million American adults who can't read or write

NEW YORK, September 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

To mark International Literacy Day, the classic children's character 'Chicken Little' is going on a new adventure, with a twist - his story has been re-written by a mother who has spent the last year learning to read and write.

Featuring a foreword from actor and activist, Idris Elba, the new book is written by Wanda Steward from Philadelphia, PA, in partnership with Project Literacy, a global campaign founded by learning company Pearson and made up of over 100 organisations dedicated to ending illiteracy by 2030.

"The Little Chicken Named Pong-Pong" is Wanda's own original interpretation of the classic fable "Chicken Little". Illiterate in her early motherhood, Wanda struggled to read bedtime stories to her children when they were young; using her imagination, she made up her own tales to match the illustrations and created a recurring character called "Pong-Pong the Brave".

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