Reach Out and Read is a non-profit organization that partners with healthcare professionals to integrate book reading into pediatric care. The organization promotes early literacy and healthy child-caregiver relationships by encouraging families to read aloud together. It is the only literacy model endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and annually serves 4. 6 million children across the United States. Reach Out and Read aims to provide all children with the resources and relationships necessary for learning and thriving, with a strong focus on equity and early childhood development.