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March 14, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Authors and Illustrators at Home

March 14, 2020 by Travis Jonker   3 comments

It’s been a surreal week. Schools here in Michigan have been closed for three weeks to help slow the Covid-19 virus. Here’s hoping it helps and we all stay as healthy as we can.

I’ve been noticing that some authors and illustrators are staying put and doing online events. I’ll share the ones I’ve seen so far today – let me know in the comments if there are more I can add.

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Gina and I are transitioning to homeschooling. We need to keep the kids on a schedule, and we are imagining we are far from alone. We want to help.

Every weekday at 2pm ET for at least the next few weeks, I'll host free webcasts for you and your kiddos. https://t.co/4PRWTlpTk7 pic.twitter.com/lRPb3VtdGN

— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) March 13, 2020

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. Paige says

    March 15, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    Thank you for sharing. I made a list on Saturday and will continue to add more live events. Irene Latham, Oliver Jeffers, Debbi Ohi…
    https://dpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/350640561/1603278909

  2. Patty Collins says

    March 16, 2020 at 12:17 am

    There are a few lists going around Facebook. Check out groups Storytime Underground and Programming Librarians Interest Group.
    It would be great for a one stop shop for all of these, especially by age group. AND with the reminder that filmed story readings with permission of the author should be removed once crisis is over and things return to normal.

  3. Sarah S. Brannen says

    March 16, 2020 at 11:57 am

    The #storymarch art project is up and running as of today – details on my site, http://sarahbrannen.com/storymarch. I’m also collecting as many activities by children’s authors for kids as I find, at the bottom of the page. #authorshelpingkids. Please share, and thank you!

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