Authors and illustrators clearly understand the importance of reading aloud to children. There is a growing list of authors and illustrators who are going to do live readings of their books or drawings on social media every day! The best way to find these things is to follow the author or illustrator on the social media platform where they will be reading or sketching or singing or doing whatever it is that they are going to do in order to keep children engaged. Here is the list…as I know it!
*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)
*Ben Clanton (Narwhal and Jelly) – Live author visits: March 18 at 2 pm EST and March 20 at 5 pm EST (Facebook)
*Dan Santat (After the Fall) – Dan is doing something…he’s calling it “Santat Online Survival School for the Pandemic.” Not sure what this is going to look like, but I would go and follow him on Instagram or Twitter to get the latest information.
*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. (I will update this as we get closer to the event.