The right book can help a child understand something that may otherwise be difficult to explain
NANA’S BOOKS FOUNDATION
Nana’s Books Foundation provides thoughtfully selected children’s books about Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, disabilities, and caregiving to Title I schools and public libraries.
FIND YOUR WAY
How can we help?
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GET BOOKS
For Title I schools and public libraries seeking thoughtfully selected books.
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EXPLORE BOOKS & RESOURCES
Find books and helpful information about Alzheimer’s, dementia, disabilities, and caregiving.
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SUPPORT THE WORK
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Help Nana’s Books put the right books into more children’s hands.
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Stories help children understand
WHY STORIES MATTER
Children encounter Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, disabilities, and caregiving in their families, schools, and communities. The right story gives them a way to explore something they may not yet know how to understand or explain.
Understand themselves
Stories can help children see their own experiences and differences reflected on the page.
Understand someone they love
A book can help make sense of changes happening to a parent, grandparent, sibling, or someone else close to them.
Understand the experiences of others
Stories introduce children to lives and experiences different from their own in a natural, age-appropriate way.
Nana’s Books in action
OUR IMPACT
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26,000+
Books distributed since 2021
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Nearly 12,000
Students reached
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16 states + D.C.
Geographic reach
When a child sees themselves in a story
A MOMENT THAT SAYS IT ALL
“That’s like me. That’s like me.”
A child recognized their own limb difference in one of the books provided by Nana’s Books Foundation. The moment captured the purpose behind thoughtfully selected stories: helping children recognize themselves and better understand the experiences around them.
WHERE IT BEGAN
A love of books that became a legacy
Nana’s Books Foundation was created in memory of Nancy Dulniak, a lifelong librarian, avid reader, mother, and grandmother whose love of books was woven throughout her life.
After Nancy was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease, her family’s experience helped inspire a foundation that could use books to help children understand Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other experiences that can be difficult to explain.
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The people behind Nana’s Books
MEET THE TEAM
Family members, educators, librarians, authors, caregivers, and advocates bring their experience and commitment to the work of Nana’s Books Foundation.
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Help put the right books into more children’s hands.
HELP MOVE THE MISSION FORWARD
There are many ways to help children access stories that can make difficult experiences easier to understand.
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