St. John's Catholic Primary School

Story Sessions - Picturebooks

 Lots of picturebook authors and other organisations are reading books online. Most authors and illustrators use instragram, twitter or facebook for their online story sessions.  If you want to keep seeing their updated content follow them in their preferred social media service.

• Mr B's Book Emporium - daily stories (youtube)
• Mac Burnett of Sam and Dave Dig A Hole fame - daily online bookclub
• Mama G - fabulous story reading from a panto dame and  Drag Queen who regularly visits primary schools (facebook)
• Sue Hendra - Supertato (facebook)
• Steve Anthony - Please Mr Panda, The Queen's Hat etc. Daily story and drawing sessions. Youtube.
• Ed Vere - Instagram
• Chris Haughton - Oh No George - daily reading/drawing sessions - facebook
• Oliver Jeffers
• Book With No Pictures - read by the author. A massive hit when I read this to the children recently.
• Emily Gravett website -printable resources :  facebook - livestream readings and drawing workshops
• Benji Davies - The Storm Whale  youtube
• Eric Carle reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar -  activities
• Eighteen read aloud stories from World Book Day website with free activities (mainly by Julia Donaldson)
• Bedtime stories on Cbeebies
• Picturebook Events Online (facebook)
• Puffin authors read online 

Chapter Book Authors

Lots of chapter book authors are putting online resources online, either reading their books aloud or creating activities for children to do at home based on their books. 

• Laura James - Captain Pug/Fabio the Flamingo activities
• Chris Riddell - reading a chapter a day from Hugo Pepper - facebook.
• David Walliams - reading a story a day
• Andy Stanton reading all of Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire - youtube 
• Rachel Renee Russell - Dork Diaries
• Robin Stevens - weekly writing prompts for budding authors
• RJ Palaccio is reading Wonder aloud on twitter using the hashtag #WONDERreadaloud. I can't work out how to provide a link!
• Piers Torbay reading The Last Wild daily instagram
• Matt Brown - is reading daily on facebook and giving out writing tips.
• Peter Butzl - lots of fun resources for Cogheart fans
• Tony DiTerlizzi
• Reeves and McIntyre - The Legend of Kevin, Frozen Pugs of the North etc - draw along videos (youtube) or printable resources
• Joanna Nadin - reading her very funny Penny Dreadful books - youtube

• Liz Pichon - Tom Gates activities

• John Dougherty of Stinkbomb and Ketchup fame reading his new book The Health and Safety Pirates
• David Baddiel activities on the Harper Collins website along with many other books
• Cressida Cowell reading How to Train Your Dragon (youtube). Updated daily.

Learn to Draw with Illustrators

• Elys Dolan - Website
• Rob Biddulph - daily drawing sessions - youtube
• David Robert - instagram
• Dav Pilkey (Dogman) 
• Lydia Monks (What the Ladybird Saw) - facebook
• Jim Field (Oi Frog etc) website
• Nick Sharratt (Shark in the Park etc)
• Sarah McIntyre (Legend of Kevin etc)

Explaining The Virus to Young Children

• I Don't Want To Wash My Hands - Little Princess series (facebook)
• Coronavirus explained by Playmobil
• Matt Lucas - Baked Potato Song (youtube)

Comics and Graphic Novels

• Will Sliney - learn to draw cartoon characters (youtube)
• The Beano
• Phoenix Comic - drawing tutorials and activities - instagram
• Dav Pilkey - in the offing. 
• DC Comics for kids - drawing tutorials and activities - instagram

Online Teaching Resources and Boredom Busters

• Reading Realm - facebook
• World Book Day - author masterclasses
• British Library Online - children's books exhibition and activities
• Fun at Home with Authors and Illustrators from the BookTrust
• Booktrust links to online authors and activities
• Primary Reading Resources - facebook group collecting together links to online reading resources

Organisations to follow on Instagram or Facebook.

They are all adding new content daily.

• Kids Bloomsbury
• Mr B's Book Emporium
• Waterstones
• Harper Collins
• Seven Stories
• Andersen Press
• World Book Day
• Picture Book Author Events Online (FB group)
• Primary Reading Resources (FB group)
• Hachette Press