A South Jersey high school teacher founded a nonprofit that shares the gift of reading with children.

Lindenwold High School English teacher Larry Abrams says it all began when a student who was a young mother told him she didn’t have time to read to her child.

That conversation inspired him create the Book Smiles, a nonprofit that collects books to give out to children in need.

Years later, he gave out over a million books.

There are currently 79 collection bins in the state where people can drop off books.

Just last month, Abrams gave out 62,000 books. He also has a space called the Book Bank where teachers can come and grab as many books as they want for their students.