Free Netflix Jr. on YouTube: Bookmarks series
Watch the Netflix Jr. channel on YouTube. Currently featuring a new “Bookmarks” series celebrating Black voices! Read more >
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Free Download from Candlewick Publishing: Coronavirus Book for Kids
Are your children asking questions about the Coronavirus and Covid-19? Candlewick Publishing is offering a free ebook for download… Read more >
The Princess in Black and the Case of the Corona Virus
A free, kid-friendly PSA about the Corona Virus featuring everyone’s favorite masked princess… Read more >
Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019
Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children. Read more >
Dav Pilkey at Home: Every Friday at 8am EST
A collaboration between the “Dog Man” and “Captain Underpants” author and the Library of Congress (LOC), offers free activities, including how-to-draw demonstrations, read-alouds, and resources from the LOC’s collections. Dav Pilkey at Home can be found on Twitter (@LibraryCongress and @scholastic), Facebook (facebook.com/libraryofcongress and facebook.com/scholastic), the Library of Congress website (loc.gov/engage), and on the Dav Pilkey at Home and Learn at Home pages on the Scholastic site (scholastic.com/davpilkeyathome and scholastic.com/learnathome). Read more >
Peter H. Reynolds – Facebook Live Reading daily at 12:00 PM EST…
…until kids get back to school. Read more >
Draw every day at 2 PM EST with Jarret Krosoczka!
“Every weekday at 2pm ET for at least the next few weeks, I’ll host free webcasts for you and your kiddos.” Watch the YouTube channel for New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Everything from the Punk Farm picture books to the Lunch Lady graphic novels. Read more >
Author Oliver Jeffers Reading at 2:00 PM EST – Every weekday on Instagram Live
“For all of you folks stuck at home in the coming weeks, from Monday, at 2:00 PM EST I will be reading one of my books every weekday, and talking about some of the things that went into making it.” @OliverJeffers on Instagram Live (“It will be up for 24 hours after. I’m recording them too and will add them to my website a few hours after.”) Read more >
Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari – Facebook Live every weekday at 3:00 PM EST
While the Cincinnati Zoo is closed and kids are home from school, let us help make your children’s hiatus from school fun and educational. Join us for a Home Safari Facebook Live each weekday at 3pm ET where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. Read more >