B.J. Novak, an actor and author, plans to give away 5,000 copies of The Book With No Pictures to First Book. The executives at Penguin Young Readers, the publisher behind this children’s book, have agreed to match Novak’s act by donating an additional 5,000 units.
Novak (pictured, via) will commemorate this venture by headlining a reading event at the 52nd Street School in Los Angeles; it will take place on April 7. All student attendees will receive a free copy of The Book With No Pictures.
Novak gave this statement in the press release: “The most moving thing to me about The Book With No Pictures is seeing kids of all backgrounds responding identically to the power of the written word. Laughter is universal, and literacy should be too.”