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Hear from exciting authors and Librarians as they read their from their favorite books!
Hear from exciting authors and Librarians as they read their from their favorite books!
With kids at home and parents looking for educational activities, many of our favorite authors are offering online read-alouds and activities on social media. We’ve rounded up over 50 of the best virtual author activities below!
Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions was also an inaugural inductee into the Indies Choice Picture Book Hall of Fame. In 2019, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC named Mo the first-ever Education Artist-in-Residence. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards.
A brand-new video initiative full of storytimes, sing-alongs, writing prompts, and other activity videos with Simon & Schuster authors
Astronauts read picture books (relating to space/science) while floating around inside the International Space Station...very cool!
Former First Lady Michelle Obama Reads Aloud Books on PBS Kids
For background information click the link to the left, to start enjoying the story click the link above. Have fun!
Media company, PopSugar, featured a variety of authors and illustrators listed below who are hosting live readings via their Instagram and Facebook posts. They also featured authors who have recorded read alouds and are posted on YouTube.
Oliver Jeffers (Here We Are, The Fate of Fausto) will read one of his books every day on Instagram live beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Mac Barnett (Extra Yarn, Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem), also announced he'll be doing a daily live reading of his books on Instagram live at 3 p.m. ET while schools are closed. Additionally, author and illustrator Ben Clanton (It Came in the Mail, Something Extraordinary) scheduled two read aloud sessions on Facebook Live on March 18 at 2 p.m. PT and March 20 at 5 p.m. PT.
Currently reading Miss. Blake is a Flake each day at 2:00pm. But you can hear archive stories too.
An author of more than 35 children's books, Kate Messner shared a series of videos in which she reads one of her titles aloud.
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