In these continued times of turmoil I have looked to the past and the present for hope. I don’t think I am the only one. When the world around us seems to lose its way, we look back upon othe…| The Global Read Aloud
Picking this year’s selections has been a journey. Post it notes of configurations, of potential titles have littered my desk for months. The whispers of when is she going to release the lists have grown. I have read, discarded, revisited, pondered, and doubted. And yet, there were a few books that kept coming back to … Continue reading Global Read Aloud Choices 2024 #GRA24| The Global Read Aloud
There is never anything easy about picking the books and authors for the Global Read Aloud. How can there be when there are so many incredible books to choose from? So many different experiences waiting to be discovered? I lose sleep. I try different configurations. I talk about it incessantly with my husband. I reach … Continue reading Global Read Aloud Choices 2023 #GRA23| The Global Read Aloud
There is never anything easy about picking the books and authors for the Global Read Aloud. How can there be when there are so many incredible books to choose from? So many different experiences waiting to be discovered? I lose sleep. I try different configurations. I talk about it incessantly with my husband. I reach … Continue reading Global Read Aloud Choices 2022 #GRA22| The Global Read Aloud
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It is hard to believe that we are in the official final week of the Global Read Aloud. I hope it has been everything you had hoped it would be. If you are not in the final week, no worries, make it work for you! I was so very grateful for all of the questions … Continue reading In Conversation With Our Authors #GRA21 #GRADuncan #GRADragons #GRABarren| The Global Read Aloud
With the fourth week of the Global Read Aloud 2021 underway, I am so excited to reveal that I will be in conversation with my author extraordinaire, Zetta Elliott, author of this year’s GRA choice for younger readers, Dragons in a Bag. This pre-recorded event will be available to view after October 27th and will … Continue reading Ask Zetta Elliott Your Questions #GRA21 #GRADragons| The Global Read Aloud
As I get ready for my recorded conversation with Duncan Tonatiuh, I am so excited to reveal that his publisher has graciously offered up a collection of his books to be given away to a lucky classroom winner! You can enter for a chance to win a collection of books by award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh! … Continue reading Enter to Win a Collection of Books from Duncan Tonatiuh! #GRA21 #GRADuncan| The Global Read Aloud
With the third week of the Global Read Aloud 2021 under way, I am so excited to reveal that I will be in conversation with my friend and author extraordinaire, David A. Robertson, author of this year’s GRA choice for middle school, The Barren Grounds. This pre-recorded event will be available to view after October … Continue reading Ask David A. Robertson Your Questions #GRA21 #GRABarren| The Global Read Aloud
We are two weeks in to this year’s Global Read Aloud and it has been incredible to see all of the connections and read alouds happening. The magic that happens at all ages is unparalleled; our readers give me so much hope. SOmetimes though we get the chance to make the experience even sweeter and … Continue reading Zetta Elliott Prizes Galore for the Global Read Aloud #GRA21 #GRADragons| The Global Read Aloud