Webinar: Supporting Joyful Reading During a Pandemic – Accessing the World

Webinar: Supporting Joyful Reading During a Pandemic – Accessing the World

Watch the replay! This session includes strategies, resources, and book recommendations for connecting readers with stories, information, and one another. Plus, a surprise visit from Brandy Colbert, award-winning author of several books for children and teens, including The Voting Booth, The Only Black Girls in Town, The Revolution of Birdie Randolph, and Stonewall Book Award winner Little & Lion.

Webinar: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

Webinar: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

Watch the replay! Erin Entrada Kelly and Ronald L. Smith, In Conversation. How scary is too scary? Do kids need scares in a sometimes already scary world? How do writers handle frightening scenes for kids? Don’t miss this eye-opening (and perhaps bone-chilling) discusion from masters of this craft. Newbery Award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly (Hello, Universe) and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Ronald L. Smith (Hoodoo) will share their secrets on how they approach writing scary scenes for young readers and take your questions. It’s sure to be a frightfully good time.