Author-Hosted Virtual Events and Downloadable Digital Event Kits

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If your store doesn't have the bandwidth or ability to host your own virtual events and/or to fill out your schedule of virtual events, you can share online events many authors are already hosting, and include links to buy the featured books from your store online. Below, find links to ongoing daily or weekly events and where to find downloadable digital event kits.

Ongoing daily or weekly events

Oliver Jeffers - Stay at Home Story Time Storytimes from SPACE Vikki VanSickle - story time
Mac Barnett - Mac's Book Club Show #WriteWithKate Kate Dicamillo David Robertson - chapter a day reading
George O'Connor - GreekSpeak Livecast Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems Susin Nielsen - chapter a day reading
Sophie Blackall - crafting Carson Ellis - Quarantine Art Club Kallie George - story time

Dan Santat - Santant Online Survival School

for the Pandemic

Chris Van Dusen - story time Ben Clanton - Miximal Mondays
Jarrett Krosoczka - Draw Every Day #DrawTogether Wendy MacNaughton Emily Arrow - story time and sing-a-longs

Harper Kids From Home - daily story times and read-alouds on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube

Elly MacKay - story time and craft demonstration The Aaron Reynolds Stay-At-Home Show

Bloomsbury Children's Books - Twitter thread

with links to author readings and activity kits

Heather Montgomery - daily reading from

Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill

Kamilla Benko

Elizabeth Eulberg - reading and 

Shelby Holmes Activity Kit

Isaac Fitzgerald - How to Be a Pirate Story Time

and Coloring Pages

Kate Messner
Sarah Crossan - daily poetry prompts Martha Freeman - daily reading, Goldilocks, Go Home! CeCe Bell
Thyra Heder Brian Biggs Susan Verde
Shannon Doleski Thomas Lennon Gergely Dudás - daily drawing prompts
Hello!Lucky - daily readings Las Musas - webinar series David Roberts - Draw With David
Ellen Potter Tom Angleberger - easy origami and drawing videos @GroundwoodBooks - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: contests, lessons, and other activities for Spring 2020 titles
Charlesbridge - Remote Author Content Bren MacDibble Andrea Curtis
Jonas Taul HarperCollins At Home - Virtual Event Calendar hosted by indie bookstores  

 

Downloadable Digital Event Kits

 

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Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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