Taylor Swift Is Picture Perfect In Plaid

Isn't she lovely?

After appearing on The View to promote her new album, Red, Taylor Swift changed out of her black outfit, slipped into something a little more colorful, and stopped by Scholastic’s New York headquarters to take part in a special literacy event for the company’s “Read Every Day” campaign.

After wrapping up promotional duties for Red, we'll see Taylor, along with Nicki Minaj and Linkin Park onstage at the American Music Awards on Sunday, November 18. Geez ... when is she going to get a break?!

In other T. Swifty news, the 22-year-old country cutie recently revealed that she fears she'll drunk dial her famous friends! With stars like Gwyneth Paltrow in her phone book, Swift told The Sun, "I have a strict rule that I don't have my phone on me when I drink!"

However, Taylor, whose other BFFs include Selena Gomez and Emma Stone, says she prefers not to focus on business when she hangs with her pals. "I have friends from all fields -- people who are in school, actresses and singers," she added. "It's surprising how we don't talk shop. You'd think we'd get together and discuss the stresses of fame but we actually just talk about boys like all the other girls. We don't run through each other's scripts or compare set lists."