The TeachingBooks Author of the Week this week is Tony DiTerlizzi.
With Halloween approaching, I thought it might be fun to learn more about the inspiration, paper dolls, and thought process behind his Caldecott honor book, The Spider and the …
Christopher Paolini, the author of Eragon and Brisingr, is only a few clicks of your mouse away… so, turn on your speakers or get your headphones ready.
Listen to the readings we recently created with Christopher to hear the…
This week’s Author of the Week is the amazing illustrator Arthur Geisert.
He creates his complex illustrations with copper plate etching. Thus, the prints come out as mirror images of the etchings.
Fun things to look for include:
1) His…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking to Sarah Dessen to record her introducing and reading from her newest novel,Lock and Key. This original book reading is now live on TeachingBooks.net for you to enjoy.
If you listen…
If you’re familiar with Beezus, Ramona, Ralph S. Mouse, or Mr. Henshaw, then you also know Beverly Bunn.
As you may have guessed, Beverly Bunn is Beverly Cleary!
I learned this when I recently called Beverly Cleary to record her…
You name the time. You name the place. Meet the Printz-Award winning author John Green via two brand new original book readings on TeachingBooks.net.
Listen to the stories behind John’s books Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns. Gain insight…
I recently called Jeanne DuPrau, author of The City of Ember, to create an original book reading. Jeanne began her book reading by sharing her inspiration for this fascinating book in which an entire city exists underground without any…
Congratulations to Mary Ann Hoberman who has recently been named the 2nd Children’s Poet Laureate by The Poetry Foundation.
If you try an author search for Mary Ann Hoberman, you’ll find many resources on TeachingBooks.net including book guides, her author…
