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Dav Pilkey will be posting lessons for children every Friday at 8am.

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Dav Pilkey will be posting lessons for children every Friday at 8am.

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This project is a collaboration between Scholastic and the Library of Congress.

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Rewarding for teachers, easy for families, fun for kids- a love of reading is inside every Book Box.

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CeCe Bell will be reading aloud from her graphic novel El Deafo at 10am EST every day.

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Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!  Daily at 12pm EST

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Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!  Daily at 12pm EST

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Author and Illustrator Mo Willems has been awarded the American Library Association’s Caldecott Honor three times for his picture book illustration. Additionally, he is the recipient of two Theodor Geisel Medals and five Geisel Honors for his Elephant & Piggie early readers. Mo began his career as a writer and animator on Sesame Street, where he garnered six Emmy Awards. His work has been exhibited around the world, including solo retrospectives at the High Museum in Atlanta and the New-York Historical Society. Over the last decade, Mo has written three musical theater works based on his books, two of which were commissioned and toured by the Kennedy Center.

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Mac Barnett reads live daily at 12pm EST on Instagram

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Mac Barnett reads live daily at 12pm EST on Instagram

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Author of The Terrible Two series and Kid Spy series

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Peter Reynolds reads live daily at 12pm EST on Facebook Live.

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Peter Reynolds reads live daily at 12pm EST on Facebook Live.

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Author of The Dot and Ish

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Peter H. Reynolds. 36,852 likes · 387 talking about this. Author & Illustrator of The Dot, Ish, The North Star & illustrator of The Judy Moody series, Someday, & The Museum. Also founder of FableVision.

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Oliver Jeffers reads live daily at 1pm EST on Instagram

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Oliver Jeffers reads live daily at 1pm EST on Instagram

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He will move his videos over to his website after 24 hours.

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The Working Mind and Drawing Hand of Oliver Jeffers

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Draw every day with Jarrett J. Krosoczka at 2pm EST on YouTube

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Draw every day with Jarrett J. Krosoczka at 2pm EST on YouTube

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Author/illustrator of the Lunch Ladies graphic novel series

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New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka [𝙲𝚛𝚘𝚠-𝚜𝚊𝚞𝚌𝚎-𝚔𝚊𝚑] gives readers a look at his creative process and offers writing and drawing tutorials. JJK has published 45 books, including his wildly popular LUNCH LADY graphic novels, select volumes of the STAR WARS™: JEDI ACADEMY series, and several picture books.

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Past videos are on his Facebook page.

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Is a story well-told if you don't understand what happened until it's explained to you? I watched "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) last night, and after the first five minutes I was lost. This happens to me all the time. Remember "Inception"? I had no idea what was going on. Same with "Roma" a couple of years ago. I couldn't follow the Harry Potter books or The Lord of the Rings either. Shakespeare makes no sense at all to me. So many stories that other people love seem incomprehensible. Am I a dope? I figure it can't be bad storytelling, or these stories wouldn't be so popular. In my books, I'm very careful to make sure every sentence leads logically to the next one. Every paragraph, every chapter has to lead into the next one so readers can follow the story easily. I feel that if somebody has to read one of my sentences twice in order to understand it, then I did something wrong. But in so many other stories, I have to struggle to know what is happening. Sometimes I have to take notes along the way. My brain doesn't seem to be wired for anything more than simple stories. I guess it's good that I write for little kids.

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Is a story well-told if you don't understand what happened until it's explained to you? I watched "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) last night, and after the first five minutes I was lost. This happens to me all the time. Remember "Inception"? I had no idea what was going on.

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The Cincinnati Zoo goes live every day at 3pm EST with a zoo program

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The Cincinnati Zoo goes live every day at 3pm EST with a zoo program

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So it's not a read aloud, but it's animals, so that's pretty cool!

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Julie Falatko reads live daily at 4pm EST on Instagram

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Julie Falatko reads live daily at 4pm EST on Instagram

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Author of the Two Dogs in a Trenchcoat series

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Every Thursday night at 7pm EST, Dolly Parton will read a bedtime story.

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Every Thursday night at 7pm EST, Dolly Parton will read a bedtime story.

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She is the founder of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

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We hope that our videos of Dolly and her Imagination Library will inspire you to help the children in your community to Dream More, Learn More, Care More and...

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The New England Aquarium is posting to Facebook live every day. 

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The New England Aquarium is posting to Facebook live every day. 

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The videos are collected here on their blog.

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Chris Van Dusen posts daily read alouds of his books on Facebook.

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Chris Van Dusen posts daily read alouds of his books on Facebook.

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Author of If I Built a School and The Circus Ship

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Chris Van Dusen. 12,164 likes · 12 talking about this. Welcome to the Official Chris Van Dusen Page. I am an author/ illustrator of children’s books and I live on the coast of Maine.

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Grace Lin posts daily read alouds of her books on YouTube.

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Grace Lin posts daily read alouds of her books on YouTube.

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Author of "The Year of the Dog"

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Jarrett Lerner has a page of drawing/writing activities.

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Jarrett Lerner has a page of drawing/writing activities.

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There are some great "fill in the story" graphic novels panels here.

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The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless explicit permission is granted.
Below will find: Blank Comic Book Pages, Special Activities, "Finish This Story!" Story Starters, "How to Draw..." Instructions, "Finish This Comic!" Comics, and Drawing/Writing Prompts.
More activities are being added to this page regularly, so make sure to check back for more. And if you like the activities below, don't miss my activity books, GIVE THIS BOOK A TITLE and GIVE THIS BOOK A COVER, available wherever books are sold!
Click on the numbers below to find a variety of different blank comic book pages. Each number corresponds to a different arrangement of panels on the page. Print out a few of each, or a bunch of one kind, and make your own comic!

Special Activities

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"Finish This Story!" Story Starters

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"How to Draw..." Instructions

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"Finish This Comic!" Comics

Below you will find a collection of comics that are incomplete. Look closely at the pictures, then figure out what you need to add to complete the comic!

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Drawing/Writing Prompts

Below you will find some drawing prompt activity sheets. Completed drawings can also be used as creative writing prompts.

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The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings. They may not be used elsewhere or for other purposes (such as for profit) unless explicit permission is granted. Below will find: Blank Comic Book Pages, Special Activities, "Finish This Story!"

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Jess Keating has 10 videos talking to students about the writing process.

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Jess Keating has 10 videos talking to students about the writing process.

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Author of Pink Is For Blobfish and What Is A Monster?

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Kate Messner's Ranger in Time Book Club.

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Kate Messner's Ranger in Time Book Club.

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Chapters 1 & 2 are posted. More chapters will be posted on Thursdays at 12pm EST.

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Welcome to the Ranger in Time Book Club!

I'm author Kate Messner, and with Scholastic's permission, I'll be sharing a chapter-by-chapter read-aloud of RANGER IN TIME: RESCUE ON THE OREGON TRAIL here on my blog over the coming weeks. I'm so glad you've found your way here!

Each Thursday by around 12pm EST, I'll post a new read-aloud video with the next two chapters of the book. Readers can ask questions about this series, the writing process, researching history, what I'm reading (or really anything else you'd like!) by leaving a comment on this blog post. I'll answer as many readers' questions as possible after the read-aloud in the next week's video! If you want to read more Ranger in Time books, there are eleven titles in the series, about all different periods in history, and you can find them wherever you like to buy books. If you're lucky enough to have a local independent bookseller, please check there first! Many are offering things like curbside pickup, delivery, and shipping. Here's where you can read about the rest of the Ranger in Time series and my other books for kids.

Okay...ready for the first two chapters? Here you go...

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 1 - Chapters 1-2

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 2 - Readers' Questions Answered and Chapters 3-4

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 3 - Readers' Questions Answered and Chapters 5-6

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 4 - Readers' Questions Answered and Chapters 7-8

Note for families: Something sad happens in these chapters, so if you're already having a sad day, you may want to pause after the Q&A today and save the chapters for another day. (They end on a happy note, though!)

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 5 - Answers to Readers' Questions and Chapters 9-10

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 6 - Answers to Readers' Questions and Chapters 11-13

Ranger in Time Book Club - Week 7 - Answers to Readers' Questions and Chapters 14-15 - THE END

Thanks so much for being part of the Ranger in Time Book Club this spring! RANGER IN TIME: RESCUE ON THE OREGON TRAIL is book one in the series, so if you enjoyed the read-aloud, I hope you'll look for the other titles at your local bookstore or ask for them at your library! You can read more about the Ranger in Time series and my other books for kids here.

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Welcome to the Ranger in Time Book Club! I'm author Kate Messner, and with Scholastic's permission, I'll be sharing a chapter-by-chapter read-aloud of RANGER IN TIME: RESCUE ON THE OREGON TRAIL here on my blog over the coming weeks. I'm so glad you've found your way here!

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Lauren Tarshis reads from Chapters 1&2 of I Survived Titanic on her YouTube channel.

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Lauren Tarshis reads from Chapters 1&2 of I Survived Titanic on her YouTube channel.

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Author Lauren Tarshis reads I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, chapters 1 & 2

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Scholastic Learn at Home pairs fiction and non-fiction books each day for students.

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Scholastic Learn at Home pairs fiction and non-fiction books each day for students.

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Will offer up to 20 days of pairings grouped by grade level.

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