Kids Reading to Dogs

The Bush Family Home State Historic Site will host the 2nd Kids Reading to Dogs event on Saturday, November 15 from 1 pm – 3 pm. This event is a collaboration Grand Companions and families will enjoy reading to dogs in order to their children of all ages build confidence in reading to an audience that is ready to hear. It combines the Bush’s love for dogs with their push for literacy. Grand Companions will bring a small selection of dogs and cats to the Visitors Center courtyard to allow children of all ages to read to them. Children can bring their favorite book to read or select a book from Robin’s Reading Room located at the site. Parents with young children can read with their child and the dogs also. All children can choose a book from Robin’s Reading Room to take home with them. Grand Companions will provide pet adoption information. “At our first reading to dogs event in September, we had 80 visitors attend and it was so fun to watch kids read and show pictures from their books to the animals,” Site Manager Troy Gray said. The Bush Family Home State Historic Site is located at 1412 West Ohio St. in Midland. The hours for the home are: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; the last tour begins at 4:15 p.m. The Bush Family Home joined the Texas Historical Commission in 2023 and is one of 42 sites in the state of Texas. Learn more: visitbushfamilyhome.com. For questions feel free to email them at bushfamilyhome@thc.texas.gov or call (432) 685-1112.