As a lover of reading and listening to audiobooks, I am currently reading Wild Robot by Peter Brown and listening to Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Some students love to read
while other students are a constant challenge to pick up a book. I seem to have a never ending list of books I want to devour!
James Patterson, author of over 350 million books worldwide, founded ReadKiddoRead, a website to help parents, teachers, and librarians promote student excitement for reading. This website was a personal response to his own son, Jack. When Jack was eight years old, he was not a "gung ho" reader. James and his wife, Sue, helped their son during this summer where Jack read and discovered a new world in reading.
Jon Scizeska, author of many books, including The True Story of The Three Little Pigs, author and founder Guys Read now promotes audiobooks through Guys Listen. The two videos illustrate and promote audio books.
If your goal, like mine, is to excite as many students in reading, check out these outstanding resources to help you find new titles and authors to excite your readers.
