Video-Based Author and Celebrity Read Alouds and Activities

Authors read their stories aloud.

Picture books read by celebrities.

Picture Books read by astronauts on the International Space Station.

Author and illustrator Mo Willems has partnered with the Kennedy Center for this special project during the school closures.

Picture books read aloud by actors/comedians Ryan Lagod and Craig Tovey.

Stimola Live is a website of live stream events for kids, tweens, and teens by professional authors and illustrators represented by Stimola Literary Studio.

This is a collection of videos of many authors reading from their picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books. This collection is presented on the Kate Messner Website. There is something here for everyone!

Author Lauren Tarshis reads 2 chapters a day of her book: I survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

Mouse Circus is the official Neil Gaiman website for young readers. Watch Gaiman and celebrities read The Graveyard Book and Coraline in their entirety.

Draw Every Day with JJK

Reading Activities

Reading, Writing, and Drawing Activities

Jennifer Nielsen reads Chapter 1 of The False Prince

Writing Prompts for you to write to