AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS
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From J. K. Rowlings...
I had the idea for The Ickabog a long time ago and read it to my two younger children chapter by chapter each night while I was working on it. However, when the time came to publish it, I decided to put out a book for adults instead, which is how The Ickabog ended up in the attic. I became busy with other things, and even though I loved the story, over the years I came to think of it as something that was just for my own children.
Then this lockdown happened. It’s been very hard on children, in particular, so I brought The Ickabog down from the attic, read it for the first time in years, rewrote bits of it and then read it to my children again. They told me to put back in some bits they’d liked when they were little, and here we are!
The Ickabog will be published for free on this website, in installments, over the next seven weeks, a chapter (or two, or three), at a time. It isn’t Harry Potter and it doesn’t include magic. This is an entirely different story.
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Kids ages 7-12
Help JK Rawlings Illustrate This Story...
The most exciting part, for me, at least, is that I’d like you to illustrate The Ickabog for me. Every day, I’ll be making suggestions for what you might like to draw.
You can enter the official competition being run by my publishers, for the chance to have your artwork included in a printed version of the book due out later this year. I’ll be giving suggestions as to what to draw as we go along, but you should let your imagination run wild.
I won’t be judging the competition. Each publisher will decide what works best for their editions. However, if you, your parent or your guardian would like to share your artwork on Twitter using the hashtag #TheIckabog, I’ll be able to see it and maybe share and comment on it!
When the book is published in November, I’m going to donate all my royalties to help people who have been affected by the coronavirus. We’ll give full details later in the year.
I think that’s everything you need to know. I hope you enjoy reading it and I can’t wait to see your pictures!
JK
Learn more...
https://www.scholastic.com/site/illustrationcompetition.html
I had the idea for The Ickabog a long time ago and read it to my two younger children chapter by chapter each night while I was working on it. However, when the time came to publish it, I decided to put out a book for adults instead, which is how The Ickabog ended up in the attic. I became busy with other things, and even though I loved the story, over the years I came to think of it as something that was just for my own children.
Then this lockdown happened. It’s been very hard on children, in particular, so I brought The Ickabog down from the attic, read it for the first time in years, rewrote bits of it and then read it to my children again. They told me to put back in some bits they’d liked when they were little, and here we are!
The Ickabog will be published for free on this website, in installments, over the next seven weeks, a chapter (or two, or three), at a time. It isn’t Harry Potter and it doesn’t include magic. This is an entirely different story.
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Kids ages 7-12
Help JK Rawlings Illustrate This Story...
The most exciting part, for me, at least, is that I’d like you to illustrate The Ickabog for me. Every day, I’ll be making suggestions for what you might like to draw.
You can enter the official competition being run by my publishers, for the chance to have your artwork included in a printed version of the book due out later this year. I’ll be giving suggestions as to what to draw as we go along, but you should let your imagination run wild.
I won’t be judging the competition. Each publisher will decide what works best for their editions. However, if you, your parent or your guardian would like to share your artwork on Twitter using the hashtag #TheIckabog, I’ll be able to see it and maybe share and comment on it!
When the book is published in November, I’m going to donate all my royalties to help people who have been affected by the coronavirus. We’ll give full details later in the year.
I think that’s everything you need to know. I hope you enjoy reading it and I can’t wait to see your pictures!
JK
Learn more...
https://www.scholastic.com/site/illustrationcompetition.html
AUTHOR DAVID ELLIOTT READS EVANGLINE MUDD subscribe/follow
(This title is good for grades 3 - 6 and above.)
Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle by David Elliott, read by David Elliott. Click a chapter to be directed to YouTube link.
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MOOSE WITH A UKE AUTHOR, AARON RISI
Aaron Risis, children's author of "Moose with a Uke", has been to the library to promote his book with his entertaining performances. This video is similar to his performance that he did while visiting us at the library. In this video of musical performances, story telling, and drawing instructions to draw some of the characters from the book, he helps to keep children interested in books.
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BOOK READS BY AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATOR DRAWINGS
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Authors who are doing live events for children are being added here as we gather information for you to use as an educational tool during this trying time.
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Emily Arrow
@helloemilyarrow Sing Along with Emily! LIVE Monday-Friday 1:00pm ET youtube.com/emilyarrow Alice Aspinall Twitter: @everyonecanmath Instagram: @everyonecanlearnmath Facebook: @everyonecanlearnmath Everyone Can Learn Math https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneCanLearnMath/ on Live Atlantic White Shark Conservatory @A_WhiteShark Shark Story Time LIVE Everyday at 10:00 am ET FB Live https://www.facebook.com/atlanticwhiteshark/ Mac Barnett A book a day until the world gets better LIVE everyday at 3:00 ET @macbarnett Catherine Barrett Twitter: @ReadersLeadPD Ben Clanton @clantoons FB Live Author Visit! https://www.facebook.com/benclantoon Karen Cotton @KarenCotton Carol and Santa LIVE Everyday 1:00pm MT facebook.com/writerKarenCot James Dean @petethecatofficial Story time https://www.instagram.com/petethecatofficial/ Josh Gad Story time with Josh! LIVE Every night on Twitter! (a set time soon!) @joshgad Belinda George @tuckedintuesday Story time with Dr. George LIVE Everyday Tuesday 7:30pm CT Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/HomerScholars/ Kristy Hamby @authorkristyhamby FB Live https://www.facebook.com/authorkristyhamby/ Lynda Mullaly Hunt @LynMullalyHunt LIVE TBA https://www.lyndamullalyhunt.com/for-readers/spring-into-extra-time-at-home-page-2020/ |
Oliver Jeffers
@oliverjeffers A book a day! LIVE everyday at 2:00 ET @oliverjeffers Jarrett J. Krosoczka @studiojjk Free webcasts! Draw with Jarrett! LIVE Every week day at 2pm ET (for the next two weeks) youtube.com/studiojkk Jeff Kubiak @jeffreykubiak One Drop of Kindness https://www.facebook.com/GusTheKindnessKid/ Tara Lazar @taralazar (Twitter) @taralaser (IG) A book a day! Also writing tips and other fun stuff. LIVE everyday at noon ET YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_e9wBEdWSZBf7xaJadl7dg Heather Lang @hblang TBA TBA\ Cynthia Levinson @cylev The Youngest Marcher Wendy MacNaughton Drawing lessons with Wendy LIVE everyday at noon 10:00am PT @wendymac Rachael Mann @RachaelEdu The Spaces You’ll Go Todd Nesloney @techninjatodd Spruce and Lucy LIVE March 16 6:30pm CST www.facebook.com/toddnesloney Peter H. Reynolds @peterhreynolds The Dot, Ish, Be You & More LIVE Noon-ish each day and TBA Peter H. Reynolds - Home Kate Schatz Reading from the RAD series LIVE everyday at 11:00am PT @k8shots Susan Verde @susanverde Books from the I Am series FB https://www.facebook.com/susan.verde.3 |