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Links to Authors Reading their Books

Because many of you might be at home without any books to read, many authors have been posting videos of themselves reading their books or sharing an activity you can try at home.  I will be updating this page, so check back! Let me know if you watch any of these videos and what you think!

B. J. Novak.  Author of the very popular The Book With No Pictures, B. J. Novak will be reading this book on Facebook live on Friday 3/27 at 3:00 followed by a Q & A for kids. (@BJNovak on FB). 

Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Author/Illustrator of the Lunch Lady series.  He has been posting videos at 2:00 every day on You Tube called "Draw Every Day with JJK (old ones are archived to view): https://www.youtube.com/studiojjk

Aaron Reynolds  (author of Creepy Carrots and Creepy Pair of Underwear) is posting "The Aaron Reynolds Stay-at-Home Show" videos on You Tube. Click on the link to see the first one he posted.  He said he will be posting a couple of videos per week.

Ben Clanton (Author of Narwhal and Jelly series). He has some cool drawing videos on his Squiggles and Scribbles by Ben Clanton Facebook page (@Clantoon)

Oliver Jeffers. Author of many books including The Great Paper Escape, Stuck and The Incredible Book-Eating Boyhttps://www.oliverjeffers.com/books?fbclid=IwAR2Wyl7ZXq6h8MC8kRtwbVMcOHVrWzkriHYQY8czbT3GveZcxg95B5dpC-4#/abookaday/

Dan Gutman.  Author of the My Weird School series plus many others. He is reading a few chapters a day live at 2:00 pm of Miss Blake is a Flake!https://www.facebook.com/Dan-Gutman-60020139122/

Mac Barnett. Author of so many books our students love, including Extra Yarn, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, The Terrible Two, and Mac B. Kid Spy series).  He will be reading a picture book a day on Instagram Live @macbarnett. I believe at 3:00.  Just click on his story at that time! https://www.instagram.com/macbarnett/?hl=en

Peter H. Reynolds. Author of The Dot, The Word Collector, and many more. Fun fact: he is also the owner of The Blue Bunny bookstore in Dedham! He will be reading a book at noon each day on Facebook Live, and for now they are archived on his page: https://www.facebook.com/PeterHamiltonReynolds/

Grace Lin and Kids Ask Authors Podcast. Grace Lin, who wrote When the Sea Turned to Silver, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, the Ling and Ting series, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, The Year of the Dog plus many others, is posting 5-10 minute weekly podcasts (just audio) answering a question that a child has for an author.  Each podcast will feature another guest author along with Lin: https://www.kidsaskauthors.com/?fbclid=IwAR3X-qgWFm17SZJKgpvlLJhDcuKaGt5JwBN9rB_62hUmtvreK3iYFuxIdkA

Emily Arrow.   Emily Arrow is an author/illustrator who writes and sings songs (along with her ukulele named Bow) that promote literacy. Kids will love her! Her songs are on You Tube, and every day this week (I believe at 1:00) she is posting a live "At Home with Emily Arrow" video.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3fmzbEwONd0Trjrhqeauw/videos

Mo Willems.  Everybody knows Mo (the Pigeon Books, Knuffle Bunny, Elephant and Piggie).  He is posting a live drawing video series at 1:00 each day called "Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2544781839094130/
He is even answering some viewers' questions if you email him at: LUNCHDOODLES@kennedy-center.org
The Kennedy Center is archiving the videos here: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/?fbclid=IwAR2D2X0VOzLm_0vJRTcgGZzIUaiLbuJyfUBzczoOi2x5Q_Gc4A-jEIAYbbY

Laura Numeroff. Reading her book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (with a twist!). I think this video works best for people who know the story by heart!: https://www.facebook.com/100002432114310/posts/2821596421264734/?d=n

Nick Bruel. Author of the Bad Kitty books.
Reading two of his books: https://www.facebook.com/nick.bruel.9/videos/1398209467018916/?fref=search&__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARD2NQ8VHtJXdIx5bwtFpOdYUStWSVdDymjCBiEcIu0wUblZ7NMHrLjSqk2rWzb-0BZ3Db9jRpm9jNcE
How to write a story: https://www.facebook.com/nick.bruel.9/videos/1399112763595253/?d=n
How to make comics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfMKlF4WMPg&fbclid=IwAR0GKVVrrhyNmF-sKM47ApaXSxkRZhlztJ4Zd9UtW9JnS5whJnOlmJCq9aQ

Nick Bruel also has a website with games, activities and coloring sheets here.

Asia Citro's Zoey and Sassafras series. Not a reading of the book, but a free ebook! Until the end of the school year, Asia was able to post a free ebook of Dragons and Marshmallows! It's actually on our third grade Battle of the Books list.  So feel free to visit this site and read a book from this great series!
https://www.zoeyandsassafras.com/free-ebook.

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