The money from nearly 23,000 do**rs will be used to bring Burton's cult TV classic to a new generation of readers by building a web version for families at home, creating a classroom version for teachers and providing free access to it for schools in need.
The online campaign, fueled by buzz generated on social media, surpassed $1 Million shortly before 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Burton, the creator and host of PBS' ****** Reading Rainbow from 1983 to 2006, launched the Kickstarter project earlier in the day. Read more...