Christine’s Calling: A FEW GOOD Authors…
Children’s authors and illustrators have the opportunity to appear at Read Out Loud!, a family literacy festival, on Saturday, December 3, 2011. This annual event draws hundreds of children (from toddlers to age 12) and their parents. Authors read aloud from their books, incorporating family-friendly activities and a book signing. The intent is to engage young readers in many ways to experience a book as well as model activities that parents can do with their children. We are looking for children’s authors who are enthusiastic to engage their young readers in the pleasure of reading. Past award-winning authors and illustrators who have appeared include: Bryan Collier, Nina Crews, Javaka Steptoe, and Nancy Tafuri. Read Out Loud! is at a neighborhood public school, PS 92 (Mary McLeod Bethune School) at 222 W 134th St (between 7th and 8th Avenues). Along with non-profit literacy organizations, bookstores, local authors and other partners, this event will serve a diverse population of low-income families and their children.
Read Out Loud! welcomes authors of all backgrounds and in particular aims to represent authors of color to make literacy more accessible to low-income communities of color. It is an opportunity for authors to introduce their books to children and parents and to share a passion for reading. A limited number of featured authors are invited. Authors’ books are purchased by Morningside Area Alliance to sign and give away for free to children at the event. For more information, interested authors should contact event coordinator, Christine Petro, at (212)-749-1570 or (212)-749-3713.
Follow Christine Petro on Twitter @ReadOutLoudNYC
Authors and Illustrators that have appeared at Read Out Loud! events
2007-2010
Phil Bildner
Yangsook Choi
Bryan Collier
Sally Cook
Jerry Craft*
Nina Crews
Sarah Deming
Zetta Elliot
Sandra Maria Esteves
Michael Forte
DuEwa Frazier
Torrey Maldonado
Lucia Menzinger
Roscoe Orman
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich*
Edel Rodriguez
Meg Starr
Javaka Steptoe
Nancy Tafuri
Eric Velasquez*
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