Story and photos by Annette Beard
Reprinted from a previous edition of
the Pea Ridge Times
Our Kid Hero this month loves to read,
has donated more than a thousand books,
and recently placed a little library at the
baseball fields in Pea Ridge.
"Dreaming with my eyes wide open,"
Isabella Magnuson, age 8, says as she begins
her speech during a pageant.
She loves to read and she wants to share
that passion.
"We're going on an adventure without
ever leaving my chair," she says in her
speech.
"Read to Succeed" is the motto Isabella
selected for the little library she made and
decorated with the help of her grandparents.
She placed the little library at the baseball
fields on Weston Street in February and
plans to fill it with books as needed.
pageant ambassador
shares books
and love of reading
annette beard/pea ridge tImes
Isabella magnuson, 8, currently miss natural
state elementary 2023 and miss ozark
ambassador, princess of america 2023,
placed a little library at the baseball fields
on Weston street in pea ridge on saturday,
feb. 25, 2023.
See READING on page 6
4 • may 2023 • www.officialkidsmag.com
