As promised, Elana K. Arnold has made her very first video answering your questions as you kicked off the reading of A Boy Called Bat. Thank you so much, Elana! Keep sending her your questions for next week’s video here
Because of the blog’s limitations, I can only post a link to the video here and not the actual video. So click the link, please.
One of the surprise bonuses of the Global Read Aloud is when authors decide to get involved with the project. While this is never something that is expected, it only sweetens the experience when they have the time to do so.
Well, hold on to your hats because Aisha Saeed, author of Amal Unbound, just revealed her Global Read Aloud plans!
Here are the things she will be doing during the project
This is amazing!
To get full information and sign up for all of this, please go to her website here
I am so incredibly thankful to all of the authors who wrote the amazing books of the year’s Global Read Aloud. To end this year’s project the talented, and generous, Lauren Castillo, our picture book author/illustrator has agreed to join us all for a Google Hangout Live!
This will be recorded and can be watched right here after the live event.
Submit your questions for Lauren here, the more original the better
I cannot tell you how hard it has been to narrow the incredible field down for this category of books. I encourage you to read these books and share them with everyone you know. Looking at this list I see just how incredible my reading life has been for the last year. So cast your vote until April 20th for this first round of voting.
I cannot wait to speak to the amazing Lynda Mullaly Hunt as we finish the Global Read Aloud 2015. Join us live for this event at 8:45 AM CST on November 18th, or watch the recording here.
I am thrilled to be able to ask Meg Medina some of the questions that readers in the Global Read Aloud have posted. The live event starts at 11 AM CST and will be view-able right here, or by clicking this link.
Remember, you can tweet questions to me during the event as well, just tag me in the tweet @pernilleripp
We are so fortunate that Meg Medina has agreed to do a Google Hangout with us all on November 16th at 11 AM CST. Tune in as we discuss all things Yaqui Delgado and the Global Read Aloud.
I will add the link in here on Friday for people to view.
However, I need your help. What questions do you have for Meg? What would you like to know? Please submit your questions on this form and then tune in to see if they get answered.
I cannot believe that the GRA is coming to a close for the year. What an amazing event it has been. Lynda Mullaly Hunt, the author of Fish In A Tree, has graciously agreed to do a culminating Google Hangout with us Wednesday, November 18th at 8:45 AM CST. Fear not, the whole thing will be videotaped and accessible once it is over.
View it here or on the link here
However, I need your help. What questions do you have for Lynda? What would you like to know? Please submit your questions on this form and then tune in to see if they get answered.
Don’t forget that Lynda has been so busy making videos for us, please see all of her videos on her blog.
I can’t believe the last week of the Global Read Aloud is upon us. What an incredible adventure it has been yet again. When Amy Krouse Rosenthal and I spoke this summer, she asked if she could help dream up events for you and as anyone would probably do, I enthusiastically replied, “Yes!”
Therefore, for us to celebrate the final day of the Global Read Aloud, November 13th, I invite you to participate in the Glow Ball Read Dahl Loud!
How do you participate?
GLOW = if possible, get some colorful glow sticks
BALL = get dressed up like you’re going to a fancy ball
READ = you know how to do that!
DAHL = find your favorite Roald Dahl poem
LOUD = now read it as LOUD as you can!!
So join us on November 13th as we culminate our read aloud with a massive celebration of the beauty of reading aloud.
P.S: When you say “Glow Ball Read Dahl Loud” out loud, what does it sound like? 🙂
P.P.S: You can listen to Amy’s favorite rendition of the song Pure Imagination here.
We hope you had fun with the quiz! Here are all of the answers…
Here are all of the questions again
1) Where does Amy live?
a. Chicago
b. New York
c. The moon
2) Amy’s dog’s name is:
a. Cougar
b. Plankton
c. She doesn’t have a dog
3) What is Amy’s favorite snack?
a. Sunflower seeds
b. Potato chips
c. Split pea soup
4) What’s her favorite place to write?
a. On airplanes
b. At her desk
c. At coffeehouses
d. All of the above
5) Does Amy have any kids?
a. Yes, 2
b. Nope
c. Yes, 3
6) What is Amy’s secret talent?
a. She can do a double back flip off the diving board
b. She can name all 50 states in alphabetical order in 17 seconds
c. She can guess your birthday with 90% accuracy
7) Where does she get her ideas?
a. From simply keeping her eyes/ears/mind open, noticing things, and thinking a lot
b. From the idea store of course
8) Why does she write?
a. Because she loves words
b. Because she loves making things
c. Because she can’t not write
d. All of the above
9) What does Amy have in common with Albert Einstein?
a. They have the same IQ
b. They both stick their tongues out in photos
c. Neither of them like wearing socks
BONUS: What are Amy’s two favorite colors?
ANSWERS:
1) Chicago
2) Cougar
3) Potato chips
4) All of the above
5) Yes, 3
6) She can name all 50 states in alphabetical order in 17 seconds
7) From simply keeping her eyes/ears/mind open, noticing things, and thinking a lot
8) All of the above
9) Neither of them like wearing socks
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