Virtual Author Activities and Read Alouds

Hello Supa Buddies! Welcome to Dav Pilkey At Home. Together we can get creative and have fun with some of your favorite characters from Dog Man and Captain Upderpants!

Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together. New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m.

Watch Reading Rockets' exclusive video interviews with top children's book authors and illustrators. You'll discover if Chris Van Allsburg is really as spooky as his books, where Jon Scieszka gets his wacky ideas, and why Patricia Polacco's warm family tales seem so real.

Kids Ask Authors is a weekly 5-10 minute podcast where children’s book author/illustrator Grace Lin and a guest author answer one question from a child reader. Most episodes will end with a book review, poem, short story or a joke by kids!

A step-by step drawing lesson and Q & A with author-illustrator Matt Tavares. All you need is some paper and something to draw with (pencil, crayon, colored pencil, etc.).

Draw Every Day with JJK: Author of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series. Jarrett J. Krosoczka will be hosting a daily drawing webcast on YouTube at 2 PM EDT.

Watch familiar faces read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for Harry Potter At Home - including Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne & Stephen Fry.

Every week, celebrities and PBS KIDS authors read aloud their favorite books on the PBS KIDS' Facebook page and YouTube channel. Watch them all again here and find fun activities for the whole family to do!

Read Out Loud - KidLit TV

Where Actors Read to Children