Waterloo School Library Blog

Do you love to draw?   Do you love comics?? Do you love to be inspired by authors and illustrators??? Then check this out because it is cooler than a delivery of licorice to my house on my birthday. Author of the Lunch Lady Graphic Novel series, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, is hosting daily drawing webcasts - and they are great!! Jarrett J. Krosoczka super cool site ********************** Doodling with MO WILLEMS http://pigeonpresents.com/ Because all the kids love Mo Willems.                        

Jeanne Croteau (writer of all kinds of things) has compiled a list entitled: The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities I haven't even managed to work my way through half of this list yet.  It's big.  Some of it is authors reading aloud their own novels, and some of them are reading aloud and sharing their favourite authors.  And half of the joy of reading is the SHARING of it.  And I love this list. So head  here  to The Big List of Children's Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities .  I totally love the name of this list.  It's big and long and completely self-explanatory. Particularly, please check out the following... * Helene Boudreau has a cool ' Read and Draw ' activity going on with her new book Mason & The Mega-Nauts.  It currently doesn't have illustrations and so kids can read the book, chapter by chapter if they wish and then literally draw what they are hearing.  I have done this kind

Story Box Library is a wonderful resource - stories are read to you by wonderful storytellers.  If you are a member of the Lower Hutt City Library this will be free and accessible at home.  Click  here  to be taken to the world of Story Box Library. The Lower Hutt City Library is a fabulous local resource and I recommend you check out their website.  They have great links to e-resources, online activities and learning sites for childen and teens.  I also suggest following them on either Facebook, Twitter or Instagram as they will be sharing fun things for families to do at home and showcasing their online resources. Hutt City Library Link

   Did you know that a lot of our favourite authors have some excellent websites and include info about themselves, their books, things to do and read?  Check out the links below :) Click here  to find out more about author Stacy Gregg - she is hugely popular within the Year 3 - 5 pony mad students ❤  Click here  to go to the splendiferous website of Roald Dahl - there's even a 'Things To Do Indoors' section ❤ For one of my favourite authors visit  here  - Jeannie Baker creates amazing collages for her picture books and showcases a lot of her art on her website.   Learn how she does her miniature collages and maybe have a go yourself at home.  I'd love to see your creations ❤ David Walliams is another extremely well-loved author at Waterloo.  Visit  here  to check out his cool website ❤ And finally (for now) I'm adding the website of Tui T. Sutherland .  She is the author of the Wings of Fire series.  This series has gone wild at Waterloo over the

Trust me - he's huge.  Roald Dahl huge.  Chocolate huge .  Disneyland huge. And now he is sharing free audio stories (each day I believe - I'll check tomorrow) which is pretty cool.  Check out this link:   https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

OK this is seriously awesome. Go to this link  https://stories.audible.com/start-listen  to stream a large collection of audiobooks for children and teens (and actually adults too because I'm listening to them - I'm on Jane Eyre right now) available on various device options.  No sign up and no cost (Freee) and I'm loving it so that is why it is being given airtime first. Reading is wonderful.  And I am a huge advocate for reading in any form - audiobooks included.  Such a fantastic way for our kids to soak up a book.  Grab a comfy spot in the house (my youngest is scooched up in a nest on the floor in his room) and some reading snacks and start on one of these wonderful options.  Feel free to share what you are reading. Yippee Flamingos and Jane Eyre in the same picture                                                              

Waterloo School is full of wonderful readers!  We will continue to read together but we are taking it online.  Over the next few weeks we will update the Waterloo School Library Blog with awesome online reading options - audiobooks, reading to yourself online, being read to...I'm thinking I could even read to you guys once or twice a week and post a video onto the blog.  Watch this space.  Feel free to email me at lwylie@waterloo.school.nz with reading ideas you would like to share with our school community  ❤❤❤❤❤