Happy World Read Aloud Day, friends! To celebrate, I’m sharing a sneak-preview read-aloud from EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT! It’s the first book in a brand new multi-author series called THE KIDS IN MRS. Z’S CLASS, which launches this spring and is available for pre-order now. You can read more about the series below and pre-order now if you’d like your class to be invited to a special virtual author visit with Rajani LaRocca and me in the spring. But for now, let’s get celebrating WRAD! Here’s your sneak-preview read-aloud…
Here’s more on the series and how you can pre-order to be invited to a special virtual author visit!
EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT is the first book in a brand new multi-author series called THE KIDS IN MRS. Z’S CLASS. It’s an exciting new premise for a chapter book series:
One third grade class.
18 kids.
18 secrets.
18 stories, each written by a different beloved author.
The first two books, EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT by me and ROHAN MURTHY HAS A PLAN by Rajani LaRocca, come out April 30th.
Rajani and I are also offering a FREE two-part virtual author visit this spring and fall, for classes, libraries, and homeschool families that pre-order the first two books in the new series from my local bookseller, The Bookstore Plus!
Here’s how it works…
Part 1… When your order your books, we’ll use the email you provide to the bookstore to send you a note in early May, with a link to a 20-minute recorded virtual author visit with Kate and Rajani. They’ll share the inspiration behind this multi-author series, along with photos of their writer’s notebooks and brainstorming pages. They’ll also offer a short writing workshop, walking kids through the process of creating a character, using the same worksheet that series authors used to develop all of the kids in Mrs. Z’s Class. Your early-May email will also include a link to download the series teaching and discussion guide, which includes a reproducible version of the character building worksheet to use with students!
Part 2… Once you’re back to school in the fall, you’ll get another email from us with an invitation to participate in a LIVE author visit webinar with Kate and Rajani in October. This will be a 30-minute Q&A session so readers can discuss the first two books with Kate and Rajani after they’ve had a chance to read them. It’s going to be so much fun! A recording of the Q&A session will be made available for classes that are unable to attend live.
Happy Reading!