READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER is a literacy initiative launched jointly by the children’s divisions of Penguin Random House, together with PARENTS and First Book. The program kicks off with a virtual storytime program beginning today, to be hosted daily at 3PM EST / 12PM PST, and featuring a roster of author and celebrity readers!
The full schedule can be found on the campaign website here, as well as reading tips for parents, book lists, printable activities, and videos.
5/4 at 3PM: Ashley Eckstein (@AshleyEckstein,IG)
I AM A PADAWAN by Ashley Eckstein | Golden Books | On sale 4/7/20
HC:9780736440462 | EL: 9780736440479
5/5 at 3PM: Maia and Alex Shibutani
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey | Viking Books for Young Readers | On sale 01/01/1941
HC: 9780670035380 | E: 9781101654804 | TP: 9780140564341
NEW! 5/6 at 3PM: Story Pirates (@StoryPirates, FB)
THE SERIOUS GOOSE by Jimmy Kimmel | Random House Books for Young Readers | On sale 12/03/2019
HC: 9780525707752 | E: 9780525707769 | GLB: 9780525707776
NEW! 5/7 at 3PM: Chris Grabenstein (@ChrisGrabenstein, FB)
NO MORE NAPS! by Chris Grabenstein | Random House Books for Young Readers | On sale 2/4/2020
HC: 9781524771287 | E: 9781524771300 | GLB: 9781524771294
Don’t forget about…
NEW! 5/8 at 3PM: Andrea Pippins (@andreapippins, IG)
WHO WILL YOU BE? by Andrea Pippins | Schwartz & Wade | On sale 04/07/2020
HC: 9781984849489
ADDITIONAL RHCB VIRTUAL AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR EVENTS
Every weekday at 12PM: R.J. Palacio will read WONDER via #WONDERreadaloud & @RJPALACIO
Select Thursdays at 1PM: Danica McKellar will give tips on homeschooling & teaching math for @RandomHouseKids
Every Thursday at 3PM (subject to change)*: Nic Stone will chat with Angie Thomas on IG Live @nicstone
Follow @PenguinKids and @RandomHouseKids for updates!
