Live Online Events
Live & Recorded Author/Illustrator Events
Live & Recorded Author/Illustrator Events
There are a large number of authors and illustrators who are doing live readings of their books or drawing lessons on social media every day! There is a link at the bottom of this list with even more authors and illustrators.
(List originally curated by https://keepreadingwithmissstaal.weebly.com/live-events.html)- Mo Willems (Elephant and Piggie) - Daily lunch doodles with Mo at 1 pm EST (Facebook, but it is through the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts page...try this link to get to it). If you can't get it right at 1:00, it is on their website soon after he is finished.
- ​Oliver Jeffers (The Day the Crayons Quit) - Daily live readings at 2 pm EST (Instagram).
- Mac Barnett (Sam and Dave Dig a Hole) - Daily live readings at 3 pm EST (Instagram). Mac's daily recordings will be available for 24 hours.
- Julie Falatko (Snappsy the Alligator) - Daily live readings at 4 pm EST (Instagram)
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Lunch Lady) - Daily live drawings at 2 pm EST (YouTube)
- Emily Arrow (Singer who writes songs based on books) - Daily livestreams at 1 pm EST (YouTube)
- Tara Lazar (7 Ate 9) - Daily live readings readings at noon EST (YouTube)
- Dan Santat (After the Fall) - Dan is doing something...he's calling it "Santat Online Survival School for the Pandemic." Everyday he is sharing great facts about a variety of things. It is very fun and informative...especially for slightly older kids. They are all being stored on Dropbox, but can also be found on Instagram and Twitter.
- Carson Ellis (Du Iz Tak?) - Carson is posting a different art club every day on her Instagram account, but the challenge will also be posted each day on her blog.
- Josh Funk (Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast) - Josh will be doing Weekly Saturday Storytime at 11 am EST (Facebook and Instagram)
- Kenneth Kraegel (Green Pants) - Ken will be doing Facebook live drawings at 11 am EST from Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 3. (Facebook)
- Deborah Freedman (Shy) - Deborah is adding to her Instagram story every day with a reading of her book or a fun art project. (Instagram)
- Erica S. Pearl (Chicken Butt) - Erica will be offering live read alouds, story prompts and other fun things on Tuesdays at 2 pm EST. (Instagram)
- Peter Reynolds (The Dot) - Peter is doing live read alouds at noon EST every Monday-Friday. (Facebook)
- James Dean (Pete the Cat) - James is doing daily live read alouds at noon EST (Instagram)
- Arree Chung (Mixed) - Arree has created a site on Facebook called Arree's Creativity Classes for Kids. It will be a whole week of creativity at it's best. It is a closed group on Facebook, but Arree is letting anyone join who wants to! (Facebook)
- Cece Bell (El Deafo) - Cece will be going through El Deafo chapter-by-chapter every Monday at 10 am EST (YouTube)
***Here is the much longer list, if you want to sort through even more offerings.***