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Children’s Book Week Events

Every Child a Reader is inviting everyone to celebrate Children’s Book Week May 3-9 from wherever you are!

Celebrate Children’s Book Week with these virtual events taking place from May 1-9. Please be mindful of timezones! Check back in regularly as we continue to add more. Don’t forget to explore all of our free resources for Book Week and join our Superpower Challenge to be directly involved!

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Sunday, May 2, 2021

  • 2:00pm PT: Author/Editor discussion with two-time Caldecott winner, Marla Frazee, and her editor, Allyn Johnston about The Farmer and the Circus via Zoom, and hosted by Children’s Book World Register her for free!
  • 4:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper’s Daughter via Fierce Read’s Instagram.

Monday, May 3, 2021

  • 10:00am ET: Author/Editor discussion with David Biedrzycki about his book, Invasion of the Unicorns posted on YouTube.
  • 12:00pm ET: Fall for the Book Podcast release with Nadine Poper and Megan Wagner Lloyd, discussing Porcupette & Moppet. Listen here!
  • 6:00pm MT: Book release author event with Tricia Levenseller for her new book, Blade of Secrets through The King’s English Bookshop. Ticket information here!
  • 6:00pm CT: Author event with Tracey Hecht to discuss her book, The Nocturnals: The Slithery Shakedown, and hosted by the WJ Niederkorn Library. Register here for free!
  • 7:00pm ET: Jess Redman in conversation with Natalie Lloyd to discuss The Adventure Is Now & Over the Moon. Find more details here!
  • 8:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with Goldy Moldavsky, author of The Mary Shelley Club via Fierce Read’s Instagram.

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  • All Day: Free ebook download of Moon-Force 1 by Janelle M. Adams. Download here!
  • 10:00am ET: Author/Editor discussion with Rajani LaRocca about Bracelet’s for Bina’s Brothers posted on YouTube.
  • 3:00pm ET: Author event with Ian and Sarah Hoffman to discuss their book Jacob’s School Play: Starring He, She, and They via Zoom. Register here for free!
  • 5:00pm ET: Facebook Live event with Peter Brown to discuss his book, Fred Gets Dressed via Little Shop of Stories’ Facebook.
  • 5:00pm ET: Facebook Live discussion with Holly M. McGhee and Pascal Lemaître, featuring Kate DiCamillo to discuss What the World Could Make via Schuler Books’ Facebook.
  • 6:00pm CT: Lynn Painter Kirkle, author of Better Than the Movies, in conversation with Amy Lea via Zoom. Find the link and more details here.
  • 7:00pm ET: Author event with Brian Weisfeld to discuss The Startup Squad: Party Problems. Register here for free!
  • 7:00pm ET: Morgan Matson in conversation with Siobhan Vivian about Take Me Home Tonight, hosted by McNally Jackson. Register here for free!
  • 8:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with Laurie Devore, author of A Better Bad Idea via Fierce Read’s Instagram

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

  • All Day: Free ebook download of Moon-Force 1 by Janelle M. Adams. Download here!
  • 9:00am PT: Creating and Publishing Children’s Picture Books Webinar with Associate Publisher of Yeehoo Press Helen Wu to discuss things like behind the scenes at a publisher, international marketing, the acquisitions process, and more. Register here for free!
  • 10:00am ET: Author/Editor discussion with JaNay Brown-Wood about Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep posted on YouTube.
  • 10:00am CT: Illustrator Draw-Off with Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope), Linda Bondestam (Good Night, Earth), Mike Wohnoutka (How to Apologize), Jon Klassen (Pax: Journey Home) hosted by Wordplay. Register for here for free!
  • 3:00pm ET: Illustrator Panel moderated by Magination Press designer Rachel Ross and illustrators, MacKenzie Haley, Brittany E. Lakin, Sandhya Prabhat, and Jamey Christoph. Register here for free!
  • 8:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with Wendy Heard, author of She’s Too Pretty to Burn via Fierce Read’s Instagram

Thursday, May 6, 2021

  • All Day: Free ebook download of Moon-Force 1 by Janelle M. Adams. Download here!
  • 10:00am ET: Author/Editor discussion with Molly Beth Griffin about Ten Beautiful Things posted on YouTube.
  • 3:00pm ET: Author panel with Jacqueline B. Toner, Claire A. B. Freeland, and Leanne Boucher Gill. Register here for free!
  • 5:30pm ET: Piedmont Laureate Panel Discussion with Kelly Starling Lyons in conversation with three award-winning illustrators. More details here!
  • 7:00pm PT: Morgan Matson in conversation with Maurene Goo about Take Me Home Tonight, hosted by Chevalier’s Books. Register here for free!
  • 8:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with June Hur, author of The Forest of Stolen Girls via Fierce Read’s Instagram

Friday, May 7, 2021

  • 5:00pm ET: Author event with Peter Brown to discuss his book, Fred Gets Dressed, hosted by White Whale Bookstore. Register here for free!
  • 8:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with Joan He, author of The One’s We’re Meant to Find via Fierce Read’s Instagram
  • 8:00pm ET: Tricia Levenseller (Blades of Secrets) in-conversation with Marissa Meyer. Register here for free!

Saturday, May 8, 2021

  • 11:00am ET: Jess Redman, author of The Adventure is Now, in conversation with Jamie Schider-Heisel. Tune in here for free!
  • 11:00am: Author event with Kobi Yamada to discuss Because of You Mom, hosted by Barnes & Noble. More details here!
  • 4:00pm ET: Instagram Live event with Cory Anderson, author of What Beauty There Is via Fierce Read’s Instagram

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