Stars of the Disney Channel, Disney Animation, and Radio Disney showed their support for Disney Reads by reading at the Disney Store in Glendale, California for the second annual Disney Reads Day. Elena of Avalor welcomed children for the daylong event, which was highlighted with a special commendation from Paula Devine, the Mayor of Glendale. Making appearances through the day were Isaak Presley, Kayla Maisonet, Ariana Greenblatt and Joseph Nieves from Stuck in the Middle; Jorge Diaz, the voice of Gabe in Elena of Avalor; Brandon Severs and Bryce Gheisar of Walk the Prank; Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Hu, and DeVore Ledridge from Bizaardvark; Andy Harkness of the Walt Disney Animation Studios; Colleen Sullivan of ABC7 Eyewitness News; Lela B and Candice of Radio Disney; and Tiff from YouTube channel Thingamavlogs.
In addition to sharing favorite books, the stars also took time to share Shelfies on social media. A Shelfie is a photo taken with a favorite book or shelf of books. Share a Shelfie on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MagicofStorytelling and the Walt Disney Company will donate a book to a child in need through First Book. A joint effort of First Book, Disney Publishing Worldwide and the Disney/ABC Television Group, in the past 16 years Disney has donated over 57 million books to First Book.
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