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Auggie Pullman's bday is a week away! Lead up to this event with
@RJPalacio
's Certified Kind Classroom Challenge:
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Happy Read Aloud to a Child Week! Today marks the beginning of a week-long celebration all about reading aloud. This year's theme is "Off on an Adventure!" Where will you adventure? What books will you read aloud?
#ReadAloudWeek
#letsread
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Wonderful choice for your
#OSOB
read! We love the Hank Zipzer series, too! Please let us know if we can help you along the way.
@hwinkler4real
@linoliver
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Lethbridge School District in Canada is reading Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. But not just elementary schools...everyone K-12 is reading together! This is a huge achievement, go
@1D1BLethbridge
!
@kaaauthor
#1district1book
#wishtree
1D1B Kick-Off today! Always love 1S1B, but this year is extra special! Every student from K-12 in our school district is reading "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate. Looking forward to many wonderful moments in the coming weeks!
#sogreattoseeMrsDimniktoday
@GBProbeSchool
@Mrsdimnik
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The
@CybilsAwards
recognize children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. Congratulations to two authors special to RTT, Gordon Korman
@gordonkorman
and Jacqueline Davies for their recognition on Monday!
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Northfield ES in Summit County, Ohio took home Humphrey & loved their
#1school1book
novel, along with their hamster!
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Enjoy these 6 new RTT titles with your school!
The Year of the Dog
@pacylin
Cody Harmon, King of Pets
@claudia_cmills
Saving Winslow
@ciaobellacreech
Wish
@barbaraoconnor
The Terrible Two
@IamJoryJohn
@macbarnett
The First Rule of Punk
@CeliaCPerez
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Yes, it's true! Free books are headed to RVA's youngest readers! Read to Them is thrilled to be the City of Richmond affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Learn more and sign up:
#ImaginationLibraryRVA
#RVA
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Boxes and boxes and boxes. Lots of good stuff on its way to schools this week!
#thankyouups
#1school1book
#getreadytoread
#startingthenewyearright
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Special shoutouts to RTT catalog authors
@elockhart
,
@pacylin
,
@ElloEllenOh
,
@JasonReynolds83
,
@gordonkorman
, and
#ReadAloudWeek
friends,
@AndreaYWang
,
@nikkigrimes9
,
@theartoffunnews
,
@tracisorell
! Congratulations all! 📚✨
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Look at all of these amazing readers! Enjoy "A Boy Called Bat"!
@ElanaKArnold
Today is finally the day!!
@WaterviewElem
is participating in One School, One Book during the month of November!! Our students will read at home with their families or, if needed, can read along with our amazing staff who each recorded a chapter!!
#readtothem
#1school1book
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Mayor Levar Stoney kicks off One Richmond One Book at Carver E.S.
#OROB2019
. Mayor Stoney is reading Cleo, too.
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This is such a great book reveal!
Exciting book reveal this morning at
@CherryLaneES
- as Ss discovered their 1 School 1 Book is The Mouse and the Motorcycle! Clues all week helped them figure it out, but the biggest clue came from
@AEdwardsSCSD
who rode in on a... you guessed it!
@readtothem
#SuffernCentral
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"I wouldn't be a teacher if that fourth grade teacher that I had didn't read "Hatchet" to me."
Teacher & literacy advocate, Colby Sharp, explores the joys of reading aloud, especially with older kids, in this video.
Thank you so much,
@colbysharp
!
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Read to Them is thrilled to share that four new titles have been added to our catalog and are available to order!
Featuring titles by:
@PhilBildner
@shelleyjohannes
Jasmine Warga
@TerryLynnJ
#oneschoolonebook
#kidlit
#letsread
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Humphrey in the office with some awesome summer reads, including "Summer According to Humphrey" of course! What books are you reading this summer?
#SummerReads
#childrensbooks
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#Didyouknow
that reading aloud every day puts kids ahead by 1 year, no matter their background? That’s just one of many reasons to join Read to Them in celebrating
#WorldReadAloudDay
today - tag a booklover in your life and spread the word!
@litworldsays
@scholastic
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Life According to Og the Frog, The Crossover, and Fenway and Hattie will all be released in Spanish soon! Stay tuned for more information on when they will officially be out.
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Person of many kidlit-related talents,
@colbysharp
, reflects on the 2021-2022 school year and describes what he looks forward to. Enjoy!
Colby Sharp Steps Into the Wardrobe - Read to Them
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It's here! Our first suggested title for Read Aloud to a Child Week.
"Dragons in a Bag" by
@zettaelliott
is a modern fantasy adventure starring Jaxon, a boy from Brooklyn, whose life turns upside-down when his mother leaves him with a mysterious elderly lady known simply by Ma.
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We just can’t get enough Fantasy in August at The Lamp-Post!
In this interview with Zetta Elliot
@zettaelliott
and Thomas Taylor
@ThomasHTaylor
, we learn how fantasy provides readers with an opportunity for deeper engagement with reality.
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"And my highlight of our entire time indoors, working from home, was watching my daughter fall in love with reading."
Beloved author
@mattdelapena
is celebrating Read Aloud to a Child Week with us! We are grateful for his stories and insight!
#kidlit
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Read Aloud to a Child Week 2020 begins TODAY! This year's theme is "Let Your Voice Be Heard."
Join
@readtothem
as we celebrate with live readings, fun activities, and more! Be sure to check out the suggested book list, too!
Happy reading!
Learn more:
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"It's so important to read with your child every day at any age."
Dr. Bergen Nelson, pediatrician at
@childrensatvcu
and Medical Director at
@rorvirginia
, explores the relationship between reading together & childhood development.
Thank you, Dr. Nelson!
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Feedback from a parent in New York. He and his daughter have checked out every other book by their OSOB author at the library! 📚
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Actor Josh Gad (the voice of Olaf in "Frozen"!) is reading one children's book each day via Twitter to help make our days brighter. Be sure to follow along in the upcoming weeks!
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Great pic. Great book. Keep ‘em coming.
#FamilyLiteracy
Excited to read the first two chapters tonight... wanted to keep reading!!
#OSOB
@NH_Elementary
❤️🦇
#ABoyCalledBat
@ElanaKArnold
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Happy Multicultural Children's Book Day!
@MCChildsBookDay
Today and every day, we celebrate the beautiful tapestry of diversity that makes our world -- and our children's books -- so great. Let's read!
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Happy Birthday to the fantastic author of The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn Dixie and so many more classics, Kate DiCamillo!
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Let’s celebrate! Read Aloud to a Child Week begins next week, Oct. 24-30, 2021. 📚 ❤️
Here’s a great list of picture books to use during
#ReadAloudWeek
Recommendations by
@readtothem
#PD4uandme
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Just one of many wonderful things about Fantasy is that it allows readers to escape.
Featuring titles by
@zettaelliott
@elockhart
@ThomasHTaylor
@LaurenMyracle
@SarahMlynowski
How Fantasy Helps Process Real-World Heartache - Read to Them
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As part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Read to Them would like to celebrate all of the amazing children’s books available that celebrate diversity.
#ReadYourWorld
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Who’s that reading Friendship According to Humphrey for
#OneRichmondOneBook
?
#RVA
’s own Pro Football Hall of Famer, Willie Lanier!
@LevarStoney
@JasonKamras
#RPSReads
#OROB2018
@RichmondPolice
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Cutest thing you've seen today? We thought so! Nutsy of the Richmond Flying Squirrels joined students at
@ChimborazoES
for our Superstar Summer Readers giveaway. Thank you to
@YourFutureEdge
and
@GoSquirrels
!
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One Richmond, One Book kicked off Monday - it's been a busy week!
Read all about this program and the dedicated teachers and volunteers who made it happen. Some pretty great pictures are included as well!
#OROB2018
@RPS_Schools
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Wow! This is such a unique way to engage with a book. Don't think we've ever seen this before!
@WOSnews
Ss use their coding skills to reenact a part of
#miraculousjourneyofedwardtulane
@readtothem
@Solangeyeeg
#librarywos
@MrsNerkizian
#technologywos
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Read Aloud to a Child week is coming Oct 21-27! This year our theme is Beyond our Borders. It's easy to participate - read to a kid! It just might be the highlight of your week 😍
Consider sharing your photos with us:
#RAW2018rtt
#beyondourborders
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Schools are loving "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by
@JanaeMarksBooks
! We are loving it, too!
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"I recently had the chance to ask some questions of the wonderful creator of the words and pictures for Stella, the talented author and illustrator Angela Dominguez."
Read the Interview with Angela Dominguez, author of Stella Díaz Has Something to Say:
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The staff at T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary in New Jersey considers One School, One Book to be one of the highlights of their year. With each book, it becomes easier to find ways to ensure their program remains fresh and fun for students.
Read more:
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Thousands of families across TX just kicked off Texas Reads One Book with
@dallascowboys
coach Jason Garrett!
#txrob
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If you plan on traveling this weekend, don't forget your favorite book!
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Paint that Principal yellow! Food drive. The Lemonade War.
#Texas
Reads One Book. You look great, Yolanda Ivers!
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To be understood is to be known, flaws and all.
Kidlit titles by
@ElanaKArnold
,
@gordonkorman
, and
@sharonmdraper
employ the use of an advocate, an instrumental figure who changes the course of each narrative for the better.
Meet us at The Lamp-Post:
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It's National Young Readers day! Get out there and read aloud with your friends! Today, we celebrate all of our enthusiastic and dedicated students who find magic in books and share their joy with loved ones. You are the future!
#NationalYoungReadersDay
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Students and their families at Van Duyn Elementary recently participated in their One School, One Book reading event. They celebrated "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
@zettaelliott
in a fun and creative way - with a real life (bearded) dragon!
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This summer we're adding six new titles to our "Sweet Spot" collection! Two of them are Save Me a Seat by
@AuthorWeeks
and
@gitavarad1
and The Wild Robot by
@itspeterbrown
!! Check the rest out here:
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Katherine Applegate visited Lethbridge School District. We are unbelievably jealous here in Richmond! How awesome!
Here we are, the
@UofLBookstore
ladies, fangirling over the amazing
@kaaauthor
! ❤️📚
@1D1BLethbridge
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#FridayFeeling
We are thinking about the wonderful friends that all of us here at RTT have made through our
#OSOB
,
#ODOB
,
#OROB
and States Read programs! Thank you all - educators, families, officials, special guests, kids, authors, illustrators, etc. for being so good to us!
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Some more great photos of
@LevarStoney
and
@JasonKamras
this week celebrating the launch of
#OneRichmondOneBook
with students and teachers this week. Keep sharing your photos with us!
#OROB2019
#RPSFamiliesRead
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We have recently added "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate to our book list! It was our most requested book this year - pick up a copy and you'll see why! 🌳❤️
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Join us throughout Black History Month as we recognize and celebrate the ways in which the Black community has so beautifully enriched children's literature.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#kidlit
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Today Arkansas begins reading "The World According to Humphrey" for our One District, One Book initiative! Check out
@lrsd
and
@MichaelPoore1
's accounts for updates from our friends in AR! 📚🐹
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Awesome pictures from Angel Oaks ES in South Carolina!
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😃📚
@readtothem
I will always remember my 5th grade teacher Mrs. DeWolfe reading THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN aloud to us after lunch. A very special story!
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Love this!! Thank you for sharing, and happy reading!
When you catch a teacher so consumed with this months
@readtothem
book, that they walk into their own lunch break like this… Love that our
@sascitizenship
teachers constantly model a love of reading for our Atoms! ⚛️🍫
#1School1Book
#ReadtoThem
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Wishtree is the perfect book to read with your community. Go Lethbridge!
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Today is
#WinnieThePoohDay
, so we're spending it in Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh and his friends, catching up on all of their adventures!
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We're so excited for you guys to get started!
What a surprise!! Humphrey and Og stopped by RPC to hear about our upcoming
@readtothem
event!!! They are so excited that the Cougars will be reading Friendship According to Humphrey!
#RPCREADS
🐾🚌🐹
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Our Winter Newsletter is here! All about OROB, schools using our programs, author spotlight with
@monicabrownbks
, and more!
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A trip through a year with Cherokee words and customs.
Read "We are Grateful: Ostaliheliga" together to celebrate gratitude and connection. By
@tracisorell
, illustrated by
@franelessac
.
#kidlit
#letsread
#ReadAloudWeek
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Read aloud to the children in your life this Read Aloud to a Child Week! Beginning Oct. 23, 2022.
#ReadAloudWeek
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"Don't forget the family dog!"
Settle in with your furry friends beginning Oct. 25, 2020 as we celebrate Read Aloud to a Child Week 2020. This year's theme is "Let Your Voice Be Heard"!
@kaaauthor
For more details, go here:
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Happy Day 2 of Read Aloud to a Child Week!
"I really believe that gratitude is the foundation of joy."
Let's kick off this day with a video from NYT Best Selling Author of "Eyes that Kiss in the Corners",
@JoannaHoWrites
#kidlit
#ReadAloudWeek
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This is awesome! We love "Ghost" and we love summer reading programs!
Summer reading kick off pep rally! What a better way to get the students excited about reading Ghost, by Jason Reynolds then to have our own track captains RACE!
#SummerReading
#OneBookOneSchool
#PepRally
#PembertonPride
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Read to Them reading roundup — summertime edition! ☀️ 🌴
These are just a few of the great photos shared with us recently.
Ft titles by
@wendyorr
@KateDiCamillo
@gordonkorman
@victoriajcoe
#kidlit
#oneschoolonebook
#1school1book
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It's one of our favorite days of the year! How are you celebrating the book lover in your life?
Don't forget to celebrate yourself, too! 📚✨
@KateDiCamillo
@lclineransome
@andominguez
#kidlit
#ReadtoThem
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Humphrey at John B Cary!
#OROB2018
@CougarScholars
@PenguinClass
@RVA_Library
@RVAITRTs
@RichmondPolice
@JasonKamras
@RPS_Schools
@LevarStoney
@bettygbirney
John B Cary has a real-life Humphrey! He was “revealed” at the school-wide assembly this morning after watching the video and reading the intro to, “Friendship According to Humphrey!” We are excited to be a part of One RICHMOND, One Book to promote reading at home!
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Our need to understand and our desire to be understood are vital themes in children’s literature.
Highlighting titles by
@sharonmdraper
@gordonkorman
@ElanaKArnold
Meet us at The Lamp-Post:
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Our November Book Stack explores books in our library that fit the theme of "Family". Ready to read aloud with someone you love? Let's go!
Featuring titles by
@ElanaKArnold
@JackieWoodson
@kaaauthor
@pacylin
and more.
#kidlit
#oneschoolonebook
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Look at those smiling faces! Have the BEST time with Ivan and friends!
@kaaauthor
North Hills Elementary revealed our
#OSOB
title today!! We’re reading
#theoneandonlyivan
by
@kaaauthor
🦍 🐘 🐕
@readtothem
@centralyorksd
#cysdproud
We had so much fun playing Pictionary to guess clues from the story!
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“Reading aloud ushers us into a third place, a safe room, it’s a room where everyone involved, reader and the listener, can put down their defenses and lower their guard” - Kate DiCamillo
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It's Multicultural Children's Book Day!
MCBD is a global non-profit and year-around initiative to get multicultural and diverse books into the hands of young readers. That's something we like to celebrate!
Are some of your favorite books shown here? Some of ours are!
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Happy "Stella Díaz" launch day! We hope you enjoy this exciting story by
@andominguez
.
Find resources and additional
#OneBookConnects
fun here:
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CIS Spanish translator bravely reads The One and Only Ivan to demonstrate RTT reading tips for parents. Oak Grove-Bellemeade, Richmond, VA.
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Read about Chagrin Falls' Intermediate School and their
#1school1book
novel "Wonder" by R.L. Palacio! 📚
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We are TEN days away from kicking off One Richmond, One Book. Our title is "Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire". Cleo is an entrepreneur, dreamer, and tooth-puller! Stay tuned for reading videos and more.
#OROB2019
#rva
@LevarStoney
@JasonKamras
@SundeeFrazier
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A Look at the 2022 ALA Youth Media Award Winners - Read to Them
"We are fortunate to find ourselves in a golden age of children’s literature." Congratulations to ALL of this year's winners!
@pacylin
@dbhiguera
@elockhart
@JasonReynolds83
@ElloEllenOh
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Great work for a great purpose. Everyone listen. Then read to someone else!
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Thank you for sharing,
@ILAToday
!
Read Aloud to a Child Week begins TOMORROW! Stay tuned. 📚❤️
Let’s read together this October! Join
@readtothem
for Read Aloud to a Child Week (which is next week!) as we read books that encompass the theme of Gratitude.
#ReadAloudWeek
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If you’d enjoy connecting over good books and thoughtful conversation, meet us at the lamp-post.
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Our awesome team at
@ChimborazoES
in Richmond! We can't wait for these students to start One Richmond, On Book!
#OROB
#readingtogether
#community
#RVA
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Humphrey is at Mt. Airy ES in Virginia! Looks like he likes blackberries too. Check out this skit of Humphrey and Aldo meeting!
@bettygbirney
#humphreythehamster
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We have two absolutely gorgeous titles to highlight today. Enjoy "Other Words for Home" by
@jasminewarga
and "The Quiltmaker's Gift" by Jeff Brumbeau together!
#ReadAloudWeek
#oneschoolonebook
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Thank you for making our program unforgettable for your students! Have a great time reading together!
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Virginia Reads One Book has launched! Check out the reading event that countless RTTers, sponsors, Washington Redskins, and one enthusiastic author (Jackie Davies!) have worked diligently and lovingly to bring to you. Get excited for The Lemonade War!
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Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of beloved titles such as "Bud, Not Buddy" and "The Watsons Go to Birmingham". What is your favorite Christopher Paul Curtis book?
#kidlit
#christopherpaulcurtis
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Looking for some fun art activities for your kids while they're home from school? LUNCH DOODLES with children's book creator Mo Willems is airing every day at 1pm EST. You can tune in here:
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What an awesome bulletin board!
Thank you
@spashleyart
for bringing The World According To Humphrey to life through this Amaze-ing bulletin board!! We can’t wait to see where Humphrey goes next!! 🐹🚌🐾
@readtothem
#RPCREADS
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@kaaauthor
Amazing. So glad you persevered. Confidence waxes and wanes. Trust yourself. A perfect lesson for students, too.
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Read Aloud to a Child Week 2021 is coming Oct. 2021!
What do the books featured here have in common? Can you guess this year's theme? Stay tuned!
@pacylin
@PamMunozRyan
@elockhart
#ReadAloudWeek
#kidlit
#letsread
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