Mark your calendars for February 7, 2024 — it’s World Read Aloud Day!
LitWorld started World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) in 2010 to honor the power and joy of reading. To celebrate, authors and illustrators come together each year to offer virtual classroom visits around the world.
Several Soaring ‘20s authors and illustrators still have spots available (see below).
Most virtual visits go something like this:
1-2 minutes: Creator introduces themself and talks a little about their books.
3-5 minutes: Creator reads aloud a short picture book, or a short excerpt from a chapter book/novel
5-10 minutes: Creator answers a few questions from students about reading/writing.
1-2 minutes: Creator book-talks a couple books they love (but didn’t write/illustrate!) as recommendations for the kids.
Before you sign up, most authors request you have the following available.
School name, grade level/teacher name, and approximate number of students
Platform (ex. Zoom, Google Meet, Skype)
Cell phone number for day-of-event emergencies
NOTE: Please pay attention to each creator’s time zone when scheduling. We are located across the US!
To check availability and/or schedule with an individual creator, click on the links below.
Angela Burke Kunkel
Book (choose one): Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built, Penguin Journey, or Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings
8:30 am-3:30 pm Eastern Time
Melanie Ellsworth
Books: Clarinet and Trumpet, Hip, Hip…Beret!, and Battle of the Books
9:30 am-1:20 pm ET
