Teachers & librarians - If you'd like your readers to Skype with an author or illustrator on World Read Aloud Day this year, here's a list of 200+ volunteers! katemessner.com/skype-with-an-… And many thanks to LitWorld & Scholastic for this great day of celebrating shared stories!

Our lucky third grade readers enjoyed a Spanish story written by our grade 10 students.#waexcels

If you're a fan of #mglit, you're in for a treat next month—lots of great books coming out. Two particular favorites: THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE by Dan Gemeinhart, and ONE-THIRD NERD by my dear friend Gennifer Choldenko. MacKids Books Random House Children's Books

Our grade 3 students were thrilled to visit with Sandra Markle today! Reading, writing and science go together!Thank you Scholastic!

We had such a good time during our book exchange or #jolabokaflod ! Lots of great books and laughter!#waexcels #WAgrateful

A4: I have a nice classroom library. It doesn't matter how many books I have, it could never replace a school library run by a certified librarian. Kid need both. Kids deserve both. #g2great

We’re excited to be at #nttbf2019 ! Can’t wait to hear Raina Telgemeier! #WAexcels

Bowling with our Westlake Academy kids! Fun never stops for the “specials” teachers!#WAExcels

Bowling with a team of “specialists”! 😉#WAExcels

Waiting in line after Tech Camp and anxious for the opening of the exhibit hall! It’s a mad dash of librarians !#WAExcels#txla19

Rosemary Wells is signing her book and Book #2 of Endling the Last by Katherine Applegate (kaaauthor.bsky.social) is waiting for me in my bag! It’s a great day!#WAExcels

Anxious to hear John Schu this morning and so is everyone else! #txla19 #WAExcels

Thankful for the opportunity to hear Kylene Beers and Bob Probst discuss how “reading ought to change us”. Powerfulwords! #TXLA19 #WAExcels

A WA student is sharing her personal project with grade two students! She is a writer, recording the history of our school! #WAexcels

Nestled among Disney’s Star Wars and Marvel and Pixar news this morning, there was a very exciting date: On August 14, 2020, our favorite silverback is coming to the silver screen. 🦍🍃🖍️ #TheOneandOnlyIvan variety.com/2019/film/news…

Westlake Academy has a culture of reading! Our faculty kicked off summer reading- for ourselves- today! We read great books!#WAexcels

Educators, have you explored Shelf Stuff? It's a great resource for young readers—there are fun quizzes, book recommendations, and even a chance to win free books this summer. shelfstuff.com/book-shelf #mglit #summerreading

Students are browsing our book fair!#waexcels #follettbookfairs

Unpopular opinion of the day: If you never take your MS/HS students to the school library, it doesn’t matter how many books are in the collection or how awesome your librarian, they are still living in a defacto book desert you helped create.