Read Alouds

For Primary Grades:

Diane Alber

Reading one of her books each day on Facebook!

Mac Barnett

The author will be reading a book a day on Instagram Live. Recordings of the books are on his Instagram page!

Floyd Cooper

Author Floyd Cooper Reads Max and The Tag Along Moon

James Dean

The author reads various Pete the Cat books daily at 12 PM EDT. Recordings of the books are on his Instagram page!

Matt de la Peña

Author Matt de la Peña Reads Love

Monique Gray Smith

The author has added a collection of videos of herself reading from her picture books on Instagram. You may also learn more about her books on her website.

Nikki Grimes

Author Nikki Grimes Reads Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel - Chapter 1: New Kid

Dan Gutman

Reads 3 chapters from his newest book “Miss Blake is a Flake” each day at 2:00 PM EDT, but you can also view archives!

Oliver Jeffers

The author will be reading one book Monday through Friday at 11 am, PST on Instagram Live.

Susan Katz

Award-winning author and illustrator, Susan is reading books aloud on her YouTube channel. This one is the first chapter of her new book, THE STORY OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

Peter Reynolds

Author, illustrator, and founder of FableVision. Find Peter’s weekday read-aloud events on Facebook at 9 am PST, Monday through Friday.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Young kids will enjoy this great read-aloud of Where Are My Books? The author also provides a teacher’s guide, drawing demos and shares a crowd-sourced music video based on the book.

Isabel Quintero

Author Isabel Quintero Reads My Papi Drives a Motorcycle. Ms. Quintero visited McKinley this year during our Family Literacy Night!

Jennifer Trafton

She is reading a chapter a day from her book Henry and the Chalk Dragon on Facebook live!

Mo Willems

Mo Willems invites you into his studio every day for his lunch doodle! Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together while he chats about his characters Pigeon, Piggie, and Elephant.

For Upper Grades:

A lot of these author's read the 1st chapter of a book, which you can use as a "book buzz" for your students. Students can then look on Open Library for copies of the book to read.

Peter Butzl

The author has put together reading activities around his Cogheart Adventures. He’s even created Q&A videos on YouTube.

Tony DiTerlizzi

Find Daily live drawing sessions on Facebook! Tony DiTerlizzi created The Spiderwick Chronicles with Holly Black.

Leah Henderson

Listen to a read-aloud of Henderson’s The Magic in Changing Your Stars and then work through the writing challenge (with hints!) listed on author Kate Messner’s site: Who is Ailey Benjamin Lane named after?

Jeff Kinney

This official PDF teaching guide is a great learning resource for your middle schooler to think about and discuss the beloved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!

Jo Knowles

Watch Knowles read the first chapter of her middle grade novel, Where the Heart Is, while giving students a fun writing exercise. She’s also created guides for teachers and book groups on her website.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Author of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, Krosoczka will be hosting a daily drawing webcast on YouTube at 11 AM PST. You can also find videos on his website.

Grace Lin

The author and illustrator has taken to YouTube to provide a glimpse into Chinese culture and a guide for drawing Chinese dragons.

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Author of One for the Murphys, Fish in a Tree, and Shouting at the Rain, she has put together several videos for readers and teachers online.

Andrew Peterson

He is reading a chapter a day from Book 1 of the Wingfeather Saga, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.

Jason Reynolds

Author Jason Reynolds Reads Ghost

Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Arc of a Scythe series. He’ll be doing some readings from my short story collections: MINDQUAKES and MINDSTORMS.” Available on Youtube.

Jaqueline Woods

Author Jacqueline Woods Reads Brown Girl Dreaming