Crazy Hair Day Event and Children's Book

Crazy Hair Day | 2005

The Second Crazy Day Event - 2005
Go Crazy For Literacy!

Crazy Hair Day was celebrated in April 2005 when regional children’s museums came together with numerous community organizations and Starbucks Coffee Company to promote literacy and build community through the magic of reading.

More than 1500 volunteer readers read more than 1500 copies of the book Crazy Hair Day donated by Starbucks Coffee Company to more than 30,000 children and adults in 4 states. More than 200,000 bookmarks and 4,000 posters were distributed across the nation.

Participating regional Children’s Museums:

The Louisiana Children’s Museum – www.lcm.org
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 15 -16
New Orleans, Louisiana went crazy for kids and crazy for reading in April as the entire Crescent City celebratds Crazy Hair Day! Community readings took place in schools and libraries and Starbucks Coffee Company locations throughout the city on April 15th. The Louisiana Children’s Museum hosted a fun-filled day of events at the museum on April 16th when families came by to crazy up their hair, meet author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg and numerous celebrity readers, and enjoy a wide range of creative and CRAZY activities throughout the day!

Children’s Museum of Denver – www.cmdenver.org
Denver, Colorado
April 29 – 30
The entire state of Colorado joined the Children’s Museum of Denver in celebrating Crazy Hair Day in April with readings hosted in schools and libraries throughout the city while Starbucks Coffee Company hosted reading in numerous stores and locations throughout the state. Community members were invited to participate in fun Crazy Hair Day family activities at the museum as well.

Children’s Museum San Diego – www.sdchildrensmuseum.org
San Diego, California
April 12 – 30
Are you crazy about kids, crazy about reading, or just plain crazy? San Diego celebrated reading with the support of KidsKorps USA, Harmonium, and the San Diego Unified School District, community readings took place on behalf of the children's museum in schools, libraries, and community sites. Author Barney Saltzberg appeared also at Yellowbook Road in La Mesa on April 12th after the opening kick-off ceremony at 8am at nationally-recognized Central Elementary School.

Children’s Museum of Manhattan – www.cmom.org
New York, New York
April 17 – 18
Crazy Hair Day was celebrated inNew York when author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg visited the Jacob J. Javits Center to greet more than 1000 children and families on April 17th for the annual Children’s Museum of Manhattan family festival. Readings took place in schools and community locations and Barney Saltzberg appeared at Starbucks in Queens on April 18th for read-aloud and book signings with “Books for Kids.”

Community enjoys read alound and music performance by author at Starbucks in Queens, NY.

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Crazy Hair Day © 2003-2005 by Barney Saltzberg.
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