McDonald's giving away books in Happy Meals

McDonald’s is serving up a side of reading material with their Happy Meals this month.

The fast food chain will offer children’s books instead of typical prizes through February 15.

One of four books will be available in the meals with titles like Michael Bond's Paddington and Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! 

This isn’t the first time McDonald’s has replaced toys with books in their Happy Meals.  The chain began distributing books in 2013 and by the end of this year will have distributed more than 50 million books, according to a statement.

McDonald’s gave 100,000 books from this year's Happy Meals program to Reading is Fundamental, a nonprofit literacy organization.

“Ensuring children have access to books has proven instrumental in combating illiteracy in children in the United States,” Carol H. Rasco, president and CEO of Reading is Fundamental said in a statement.

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