Skype with an Author on World Read Aloud Day 2017!

Hi there – and welcome to the World Read Aloud Day author Skype volunteer list for 2017!

If you’re new to this blog, I’m Kate Messner, and I write books like these:

Ranger in Time -- Race to the South PoleHow to Read a StoryLink to Up in the Garden and Down in the DIrt The Seventh Wish

I also read lots of books, and reading aloud is one of my favorite things in the world. When I was a kid, I was the one forever waving my hand to volunteer to read to the class, and still, I’ll pretty much read to anyone who will listen.

For the past few years, I’ve helped out with LitWorld’s World Read Aloud Day by pulling together a list of author volunteers who would like to spend part of the day Skyping with classrooms around the world to share the joy of reading aloud.

World Read Aloud Day 2017 is Thursday, February 16, 2017

The authors listed below have  volunteered their time to read aloud to classrooms and libraries all over the world. These aren’t long, fancy presentations; a typical one might go like this:

  • 1-2 minutes: Author introduces himself or herself and talks a little about his or her books.
  • 3-5 minutes: Author reads aloud a short picture book, or a short excerpt from a chapter book/novel
  • 5-10 minutes: Author answers some questions from students about reading/writing
  • 1-2 minutes: Author book-talks a couple books he or she loves (but didn’t write!) as recommendations for the kids

If you’re a teacher or librarian and you’d like to have an author Skype with your classroom or library on World Read Aloud Day, here’s how to do it:

  • Check out the list of volunteering authors below and visit their websites to see which ones might be a good fit for your students.
  • Contact the author directly by using the email provided or clicking on the link to his or her website and finding the contact form.  Please be sure to provide the following information in your request:
    • Your name and what grade(s) you work with
    • Your city and time zone (this is important for scheduling!)
    • Possible times to Skype on February 16th. Please note authors’ availability and time zones. Adjust accordingly if yours is different!
    • Your Skype username
    • A phone number where you can be reached on that day in case of technical issues
  • Please understand that authors are people, too, and have schedules and families just like you, so not all authors will be available at all times. It may take a few tries before you find someone whose books and schedule fit with yours. If I learn that someone’s schedule for the day is full, I’ll put a line through their name – that means the author’s schedule is full, and no more visits are available.  (Authors, please send an email to me know when you’re all booked up!)

World Read Aloud Day – Skyping Author Volunteers for February 16, 2017.

Authors are listed here (kind of randomly, actually…in the order they emailed me) along with publishers, available times, and the age groups for which they write.  (PB=picture books, MG=middle grades, YA=young adult, etc.)

Kate Messner
Scholastic/Bloomsbury/Chronicle
Elementary & Middle School
9:30-12 (Eastern Time)
www.katemessner.com 
www.katemessner.com/contact-me

Phil Bildner
FSG and Chronicle
Older Elementary
9-12 (Eastern Time)
www.philbildner.com
philbildner@gmail.com

Jennifer Maschari
HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray
Older Elementary & Middle School
8 am- 2pm EST
http://www.jenmaschari.com
jen.maschari@gmail.com

Loree Griffin Burns
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Henry Holt/Millbrook Press
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School
8 am- 2pm EST
http://loreeburns.com

loreegriffinburns@yahoo.com

Laurel Snyder
Chronicle/Walden Pond Press
Elementary
Laurelsnyder.com
laurelsnyderauthor@gmail.com

Barb Rosenstock
Knopf/Random House, Calkins Creek, Dial, Dutton
Elementary
8am-3pm, CST
www.barbrosenstock.com
barb@barbrosenstock.com

Jen Swann Downey
Sourcebooks
Middle School
I am flexible and in the Eastern Standard Zone. 
www.jenswanndowney.com
jsdowney@earthlink.net

Stacy McAnulty
Random House, Running Kids Press
Elementary
8:30 am- 3pm EST
www.stacymcanulty.com
author.stacymcanulty@gmail.com

Sarah Albee
Crown/Bloomsbury/Harper Collins/National Geographic

Older Elementary, Middle School
10-2 Eastern Time
sarahalbeebooks.com
albees@taftschool.org

Josh Funk
Scholastic/Viking/Sterling
Younger Elementary
3pm – 9pm EST
http://www.joshfunkbooks.com
joshfunkbooks+av@gmail.com

Jennifer Swanson
National Geographic Kids, Charlesbridge 
Older Elementary, Middle School
10am to 4pm EST
www.JenniferSwansonBooks.com
 Jennifer@JenniferSwansonBooks.com

Christine Pakkala
Boyds Mill Press
Younger Elementary
10 am-2 pm EST
christinepakkala.com
pakkala@optonline.net

Molly B. Burnham
HarperCollins
Elementary
9-4 EST
www.mollybburnham.com
mollyb.burnham@gmail.com

Lori Richmond
Bloomsbury; Simon & Schuster
Younger Elementary
9:30 am – 3:00 pm EST
http://www.loridraws.com/
lori@loridraws.com

Nanci Turner Steveson
HarperCollins Children’s
Upper Elementary/Middle School
7:30-10 Mountain Time
www.nanciturnersteveson.com
Auntiebook@gmail.com

Deborah Freedman
Viking Children’s Books
Elementary
9 am — 4 pm EST
http://www.deborahfreedman.net/wrad

Sarah Darer Littman
Scholastic Press/S & S Aladdin
Upper Elementary/Middle School/High School
8 am- 6pm EST
http://sarahdarerlittman.com
sarahdarerlittman@gmail.com

Lauren Magaziner
Penguin Books for Young Readers
Elementary
9 am – 6 pm EST
http://laurenmagaziner.com/
lauren@laurenmagaziner.com

Lindsey Leavitt
Random House, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury
Elementary & Middle School
All day, Mountain time
www.lindseyleavitt.com
contact@lindseyleavitt.com

Dana Alison Levy
Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House
Elementary
8:30-3 EST
www.danaalisonlevy.com
dana@danaalisonlevy.com

Karen Romano Young
Chronicle Books
Upper elementary or middle school
9-5 EST
www.karenromanoyoung.com
wrenyoung@gmail.com

Melanie Conklin
Penguin (Putnam)

Elementary and Middle School
10am-2:30pm EST
http://www.melanieconklin.com/
melanie@melanieconklin.com

Laurie Wallmark
Creston Books

Elementary
9-5 (Eastern time)
www.lauriewallmark.com
laurie@lauriewallmark.com

 

Annette Simon
Candlewick
Younger Elementary
8 am – 2 pm EST
annettesimon.net
annettedsimon@comcast.net

Jennifer Brown
Little, Brown Books; Katherine Tegen; Bloomsbury
Older Elementary, Middle School, High School
8:30am – 2pm CST
www.JenniferBrownAuthor.com
JenniferBrownYA@gmail.com

Leslie Bulion
Peachtree/Charlesbridge
Elementary
7:30 am – 6pm EST
http://www.lesliebulion.com/
http://www.lesliebulion.com/contact

Mike Grosso
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Older Elementary, Middle School
9:30am-10:15am and 3:15pm-6:00pm CST
http://mikegrossoauthor.com
me@mikegrossoauthor.com

Carmella Van Vleet
Holiday House/Charlesbridge/Nomad Press
Elementary
9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST
http://www.carmellavanvleet.com/
http://www.carmellavanvleet.com/contact.html

Laura Shovan
Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children’s Books
Older Elementary
Hours: Flexible (EST)
www.laurashovan.com
laurashovan@gmail.com

Sara Nickerson
Dutton Children’s Books
Older Elementary
9am-2pm PST
http://saranickerson.com
saranick@comcast.net

Jane Kelley
Random House Children’s Books; Feiwel & Friends
Older Elementary
10 am – 2 pm CST
http://janekelleybooks.com/Home.html
janekelley@janekelleybooks.com

Rita Antoinette Borg
Horizons/Bloomsbury
Younger Elementary
3 hours/ Gmt +1 with Rome Italy
www.ritaborg.us
rita@ritaborg.us

Kara LaReau
Candlewick & Abrams/Amulet
Elementary
10-11am and 2:30-3:30pm EST
karalareau.com
karalareau@me.com

Anne Broyles
Charlesbridge, Tilbury House, Pelican Elementary
9-3PM PST
www.annebroyles.com
annebroyles@annebroyles.com

Cynthia Levinson
Peachtree/HarperCollins/Simon & Schuster
Older Elementary, Middle School
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST
http://www.cynthialevinson.com
clevinson@austin.rr.com

Ellen Wittlinger
Merit Press/F&W Media
High School
10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
http://www.ellenwittlinger.com
pritchwitt@aol.com

Jenny Lundquist
Aladdin M!X/ Simon & Schuster
Older Elementary
9:15am – 2:30pm PST
wwww.jennylundquist.com
jenniferlundquist@gmail.com

Robin Newman
Creston Books
Kindergarten – Third Grade
10:00 am – 2:00 pm EST
www.robinnewmanbooks.com
robin@robinnewmanbooks.com

Karen Leggett Abouraya
Dial/Fable Learning

Upper Elementary
 7:00 am – 8:00 pm   Eastern Standard Time
handsaroundthelibrary.com
Karen@handsaroundthelibrary.com

Anica Mrose Rissi
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Younger Elementary: Grades 1-4
10am to 5pm EST
anicarissi.com
anicamroserissi@gmail.com

Monica Tesler
Simon & Schuster
Older Elementary
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
www.monicatesler.com
monicatesler@gmail.com

Sue Fliess
Albert Whitman & Co/Sky Pony Press
Younger Elementary
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. EST
www.suefliess.com
sue.fliess@gmail.com or http://www.suefliess.com/contact

Robin Yardi
Arbordale & Carolrhoda
Elementary (K-6)
7:00 am – 2pm PST
http://robinyardi.com
robin@blueeggbooks.com

Ronni Arno
Simon & Schuster/Aladdin
Older Elementary / Middle School
9 am – 2 pm EST
www.ronniarno.com

Sarah Sullivan
Candlewick Press and Macmillan
All Elementary and Middle Grades 5-7
8 am – 5 pm EST
www.sarahsullivanbooks.com
sarah@sarahsullivanbooks.com

Alan Katz
Bloomsbury
Elementary
9 am – 2 pm EST
alankatzbooks@aol.com
alankatzbooks@aol.com

Abby Cooper
FSG/Macmillan
Older elementary/middle school
9 AM – 3 PM Central
Www.AbbyCooperAuthor.com
AbbyRCooper@gmail.com

Madelyn Rosenberg
Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins)/Holiday House/Scholastic
All Elementary, Middle School
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EST
http://www.madelynrosenberg.com/
madelynruth@gmail.com

Laura Murray
GP Putnam’s Sons
Younger Elementary
9 am -2 pm EST
www.LauraMurrayBooks.com
http://www.lauramurraybooks.com/contact

Mary Crockett
Sourcebooks
Middle and High School
8 am – 2 pm EST
www.marycrockett.com
https://marycrockett.com/contact/

Paula Chase
Kensington Books/Dafina Imprint
Middle School
9 am- 1:30pm EST
www.paulachasehyman.com
paulachy@gmail.com

Lisa Schroeder
Scholastic and Simon and Schuster
Older Elementary, Middle School, High School
8 am – 12 pm PST
www.lisaschroederbooks.com
lisaschroederbooks@gmail.com

Julie Segal Walters
Simon & Schuster
Younger Elementary
Available 12:00 – 3:00 EST
www.juliesegalwalters.com
julie.segal.walters@gmail.com

Dee Romito
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Older Elementary, Middle School
9:30 AM-2 PM EST
www.deeromito.com
dee@deeromito.com

Katy Kelly
Random House
Older Elementary
9:30-6:30 EST
katykellyauthor.com
katykelly202@gmail.com

Jenn Bishop
Alfred A. Knopf / Random House
Older Elementary, Middle School
10 am – 5 pm EST
http://www.jennbishop.com 
jenn@jennbishop.com

Gail Nall
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Older Elementary and Middle School
10am-2pm EST
http://www.gailnall.com
gailnallwrites@gmail.com

Holly Thompson

Henry Holt, Delacorte/Random House, Shen’s/Lee&Low
Elementary, Middle School, High School
8am-5pm Japan time; 8am-11am EST
www.hatbooks.com
www.hatbooks.com/contact.htm

Erin Teagan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Older Elementary
8am-1pm EST
www.erinteagan.com
teaganek@hotmail.com

Brooks Benjamin
Delacorte/Random House
Older elementary/middle school
11:30am–12:45pm & 2:00pm–7:00pm EST
www.BrooksBenjamin.com
cbrooksbenjamin@gmail.com

Jennifer Wolf Kam
Charlesbridge Publishing
Middle School/High School
8 am- 2:30 pm, EST
http://www.jenniferwolfkam.com
jrwkam@aol.com

Hannah Barnaby
HMG/Knopf/Putnam/Simon & Schuster
All Elementary; Middle School; High School
9am – 2pm EST
http://www.hannahbarnaby.com
hannahrodgersbarnaby@gmail.com

Sarah Aronson
Dial
Older Elementary
All day- Central Time Zone
www.saraharonson.com
sarah.n.aronson@gmail.com

Janet Sumner Johnson
Capstone Young Readers
Older Elementary
9 am- 2pm PST
http://janetsumnerjohnson.com
rjljohnson.janet@gmail.com

Ammi-Joan Paquette
Philomel/Penguin, Candlewick, Bloomsbury
Elementary
11 am- 2pm EST
www.ajpaquette.com
http://www.ajpaquette.com/contact.php

Corey Ann Haydu
Katherine Tegen Books/Harper Collins
Older Elementary and Middle School
9-4 EST
www.coreyannhaydu.com
coreyannhaydu@gmail.com

Erin Petti
Mighty Media Press
Upper Elementary/ Middle School
10am-4pm
www.erinpetti.com
erin.m.petti@gmail.comJ. C. Phillipps
Viking/Houghton Mifflin
Younger Elementary
10 am – 2pm EST
www.jcphillipps.com
julie_c@rocketmail.com

Tamara Ellis Smith
Schwartz & Wade (Random House)
Middle School
8:30-11 and 12:30-2 (EST)
www.tamaraellissmith.com
http://www.tamaraellissmith.com/contact/

Bridget Hodder
Macmillan/ Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Grades 4-8
all day – EST
www.BridgetHodder.com
http://www.bridgethodder.com/contact-bridget-hodder/

Ellen Booraem
Penguin Books for Young Readers
Middle School
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. EST
ellenbooraem.com
evb9@myfairpoint.net

Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins; Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic
Elementary & Middle School
8 am- 2pm EST
http://olugbemisolabooks.com
olugbemisola@olugbemisolabooks.com

Jodi Kendall
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Upper elementary/Middle School
9:30am-12noon EST
www.jodikendall.com
http://www.jodikendall.com/connect/

Julie Falatko
Viking Children’s Books
All Elementary
9:30-2:30 ET
juliefalatko.com
juliefalatko@gmail.com

Miriam Spitzer Franklin
Skypony Press
Older  Elementary
9-2 EST
www.miriamfranklin.com
mspitzerfranklin@gmail.com

Virginia Zimmerman
Clarion Books/HMH
Grade 5-8 / Older Elementary / Middle School
830 am – 230 pm EST
www.virginiazimmerman.com
VAauthor@gmail.com

Shari Green
Pajama Press 
Older Elementary
9:00 a.m. – noon PST
www.sharigreen.com
sharigreenbooks@gmail.com

Jody Feldman
HarperCollins/Greenwillow
3-7
All Elementary, Middle School
7:30am – 4:30pm Central
www.jodyfeldman.com
jody@jodyfeldman.com

Monica Carnesi
Penguin Random House
Elementary
9 am to 4 pm EST
www.monicacarnesi.com
monicacarnesi@mac.com

Lee Gjertsen Malone
Aladdin/ Simon & Schuster
older elementary and middle school
9am to 4pm, EST
http://www.LeeGjertsenMalone.com
LeeGjertsenMalone@gmail.com

Megan Maynor
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Younger Elementary
9:30am-2:00pm CST
meganmaynor.com
http://www.meganmaynor.com/contact-us/

Trisha Speed Shaskan
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Younger Elementary
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST
http://www.trishaspeedshaskan.com
trishaspeedshaskan@gmail.com

David Huyck
Kids Can Press; Tundra Books
All Elementary
9am-noon Central time
http://davidhuyck.com/
hello@davidhuyck.com

Kirby Larson
Scholastic/Random House/Walker Books for Young Readers/Little Brown
All Elementary and Middle School (depending on the title)
10 am – 2 pm, PST
http://www.kirbylarson.com
http://www.kirbylarson.com/contact/

Augusta Scattergood
Scholastic Press
Upper Elementary, Middle School
10 AM- 12 Noon, 2- 4 PM, EST
http://ascattergood.com
gsgood2@gmail.com

 

Shannon Hitchcock

Scholastic

Older Elementary

10:00 am – 2:00 pm EST

http://www.shannonhitchcock.com

www.shannonhitchcock.com/contact.html

 

Constance Lombardo

HarperCollins

older Elementary

10 – 2  EST

http://www.constancelombardo.com

conlombardo@hotmail.com

 

Annemarie O’Brien
Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Books for Young Readers
Older Elementary
7am – 8am PST or 6:30pm – 9:30pm PST (on Feb 15th, if international)
https://AnnemarieOBrienAuthor.com

Annemarie@AnnemarieOBrienAuthor.com

 

Denis Markell

Delacorte Press
Older Elementary/Middle School
9am – 4pm EST
dmarkell@aol.com

 

Miriam Spitzer Franklin

Skypony Press

Older Elementary

9-2 EST

www.miriamfranklin.com

mspitzerfranklin@gmail.com

 

Jill Diamond
Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
Grades 3-5 (Older Elementary)
9:30-4 PST
www.jilldiamondbooks.com
jilldiamond78@gmail.com

 

Anna Raff

Candlewick, G.P. Putnam and Sons, Viking

Younger Elementary

9am – 3pm EST

http://annaraff.com

anna@annaraff.com

  

Annette Bay Pimentel

Charlesbridge
Older Elementary
8 am- 2pm Pacific Time
http://annettebaypimentel.com

annettepimentel@gmail.com

 

Kathleen Burkinshaw
Sky Pony Press
Middle School
9-2 EST
klburkinshaw@gmail.com
Jody Jensen Shaffer
S&S/Lerner
Elementary
10-2 CST
jodyjensenshaffer@gmail.com
Mara Rockliff
Candlewick
Elementary
9-5 EST

 

Sue Lowell Gallion
Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster
Younger Elementary
9 – 3 CST

Tricia Clasen

Sky Pony Press
Grades: 3-6
9-3 CST
Erin Soderberg Downing
Random House Books for Young Readers
Elementary
9 am – 4 pm CST

http://www.erinsoderberg.com

Julie Fortenberry

Viking Books for Young Readers
Younger Elementary
8 am- 5pm EST
http://juliefortenberry.com
fortenberryillustration@gmail.com

Ann Ingalls
Scholastic and Penguin Books for Young Readers
Early Elementary (K-1)
8AM to 12AM CST
http://anningalls.com
ann.ingalls.books@gmail.com 

David A. Kelly
Random House Children’s Books
Elementary
11 am- 5pm EST
http://www.davidakelly.com
davidakelly@gmail.com

Dianne White
Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster
Younger Elementary7 a.m. to 2 p.m. MST
http://www.diannewrites.com
dianne@diannewrites.com

 

Laura Sassi
Zonderkidz 
Preschool – 2nd grade
10am – 3pm EST
Website: http://laurasassitales.wordpress.com/
Contact via website:  https://laurasassitales.wordpress.com/about/contact/

 

Ann Jacobus
St. Martin’s Press
High School 
Available 8:30am-1:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Feb. 16
Maria Gianferrari
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Roaring Brook & more
Elementary
10AM to 3PM (EST)
Website: http://mariagianferrari.com/
Contact: http://mariagianferrari.com/contact

Jodi Wheeler-Toppen
National Geographic Kids/Capstone/NSTA Press
Older Elementary
9 am – 1 pm EST
OnceUponAScienceBook.com
Contact me at https://onceuponasciencebook.com/contact-me/

Rebecca J. Gomez
Atheneum, Putnam
Elementary
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST
Andrea Wang
Albert Whitman & Co.
Younger Elementary
8 am – 3 pm MST
Penny Parker Klostermann
Random House Children’s Books
All Elementary
9am – 3pm CST

Terry Pierce
Tilbury House
K-3
8:30-2:30 PST
http://www.terrypiercebooks.com
terry@terrypiercebooks.com

J.R.Poulter/J.R.McRae
Hachette/Macmillan + others
All ages
8.00am-6.30pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) UTC/GMT +10 hours
www.jenniferrpoulter.weebly.co
j_r_poulter@hotmail.com

Cynthia Reeg
Jolly Fish Press (Flux)
Upper Elementary
9am-12pm EST
Jackie Azúa Kramer
North South Books
Younger Elementary 
8 am- 2pm EST
http://www.jackieazuakramer.com

Kim Norman
Sterling, Scholastic & Penguin
Lower Elementary
10 am- 2pm EST
http://www.kimnormanbooks.com
kimnorman@mac.com

Debbi Michiko Florence
Picture Window Books (Capstone)
Elementary (K-2)
9am – 2 pm EST

Elly Swartz
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Older Elementary, Middle School

8am-3pmEST
www.ellyswartz.com
elly.swartz@comcast.net

Sarah Prineas
HarperCollins, Scholastic
Older Elementary
9-12 central time
Rosanne Parry
Random House Children’s Books
older elementary and middle school
5:30am to 10pm, PST
www.rosanneparry.com

S.A. Larsen (Sheri)
Leap Books
Older Elementary & Middle School
8 am- 2pm EST
http://www.salarsenbooks.com/
sheri@salarsenbooks.com 

Stephanie Bearce
Source Books/Prufrock Press
Upper Elementary and Middle School
I am available 9am – 2pm central standard time
email me at: smbearce@gmail.com

Ann Whitford Paul

FSG, HOLIDAY HOUSE, SIMON & SCHUSTER

Younger elementary

11-2 pacific coast time

www.annwhitfordpaul.com 

ann@annwhitfordpaul.com

 

Margaret Dilloway

Disney-Hyperion

Middle Grade (Older elementary-middle school)

7-10:30 am PST

www.margaretdilloway.com

dillowayschoolvisits@gmail.com

Michelle Edwards
Random House/Schwartz and Wade
Younger Elementary

9:30-4:00 CT

michelledwards.com/

http://michelledwards.com/contact/

Anne Ylvisaker
Candlewick Press
Grades 3-6
9am-12pm PST
www.anneylvisaker.com
ylvisaker@mac.com

Nora Gaydos

Random House Kids
Younger Elementary
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm   EST
Miranda Paul
Knopf Books/Lerner/Millbrook & more
Elementary (K-4)

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. CST
http://www.mirandapaul.com
wisconsinauthorsbooking@gmail.com

Stephanie Robinson

Delacorte Press

Middle Grade (Grades 4-7)

Older Elementary/Middle School 

9:30-12:30  or 1:45-2:45 Easter Standard Time

http://www.fairdaysfiles.com/

I’ll be updating this list every few days until WRAD, so if you check back, you’ll find that the options will change. Schedules will fill, so some folks will no longer be available, but there will also be new people added.

Authors & Illustrators: If your schedule is full & you need to be crossed off the list, please email to let me know. If you’d like to be added to the list, directions are here. Please note that this particular list is limited to traditionally published authors/illustrators, only to limit its size and scope. I’m one person with limited time. However, if someone else would like to compile and share a list of self-published, magazine, and ebook author/illustrator volunteers, I think that would be absolutely great, and I’ll happily link to it here. Just let me know!

Happy reading, everyone!

“World Read Aloud Day is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write belongs to all people. World Read Aloud Day motivates children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words, especially those words that are shared from one person to another, and creates a community of readers advocating for every child’s right to a safe education and access to books and technology.”              ~from the LitWorld website