Recent Visits at our Partnering Schools

Jerry Craft at Frederick Middle School

Jerry Craft, librarian Jane Ichord, and all of the live drawings from his presentations to grades 6 to 8

Jerry Craft speaks with students in grades 4, 5 and 6 at Perkins Elementary School

In colloboration with Boston Book Festival, Juana Martinez-Neal signs books for 2nd grade students after her presentation at Sarah Greenwood K-8

Juana Martinez-Neal presented in Spanish at the bilingual school

The side stage view of Jerry Craft in the auditorium of Frederick Middle School

Author Sheela Chari discusses her Brighton-set book Karthik Delivers with students at Winship Elementary, in Brighton

Author and illustrator Salina Yoon interacts with the Kindergarten students at Bridge Boston Charter School

2023 Massachusetts Children's Book Award winner Megan E Freeman meets with students at Carlton Innovation School in Salem

Jason Chin with 3rd grade students at Josiah Quincy Elementary School

Book signing in the library at Josiah Quincy Elementary School

George O'Connor with artwork inspired by his Olympians series, at Mario Umana Academy

Jennifer DeLeon at Boston Latin Academy, where she met with 11th grade students

Juana and a few delighted K2 students at Roosevelt K-8

Sarah Greenwood Schools welcomes Juana Medina

Author Alison Goldberg discuss artist El Anatsui and her research to create her picture book biography of him

Mitali Perkins at Mario Umana Academy, discussing Home is in Between

Janet Costa Bates discusses Cabo Verde and her picture book Seaside Dream

Illustrator Leo Espinosa shows students at Up Academy Holland sketches from his picture book with Jaqueline Woodson, The World Belonged to Us

Leo Espinosa reads a book by another Columbian illustrator, his friend Juana Medina

Carlos Hernandez and 5th graders at Hale Elementary School writing micro stories

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe author Carlos Hernandez at Hale Elementary School

Author Kaija Langley and a student at Mario Umana Academy display her published books

Student work welcomes author and illustrator Jason Chin to Mario Umana Academy

Lulu Delacre signs books at Mario Umana Academy

Lulu Delacre celebrating the publication of Cool Green / Verde Fresca at Mario Umana Academy

Lulu with students at Mario Umana Academy in East Boston

Ms Rebecca's art studio at Sarah Greenwood School

Lulu Delacre with K2 students at Sarah Greenwood School

"Language is the door to culture and a link to heritage"--Lulu Delacre

Janet Costa Bates leads a creating characters workshop at Manning Elementary School

Lisa Stringfellow's presentation on A Comb of Wishes includes a surprisingly difficult mermaid quiz

Lisa Stringfellow at Brooke Charter Roslindale School

The 6th grade class at Nathan Hale Elementary with Nathan Hale

Third graders working on their mini comic with graphic novelist Nathan Hale

Sixth grade comic workshop, Nathan Hale at Nathan Hale Elementary

Students at Nathan Hale Elementary learning how to draw comics from Nathan Hale

Jef Czekaj with K2 and 1st grade students at Manning Elementary

A sneak peak at TACOS TODAY by Raúl the Third at Nathan Hale Elementary

Raúl visits with 4th graders at Sumner Elementary School in Roslindale to discuss Stuntboy

Live drawing with Raúl the Third at Sumner Elementary

Oge Mora at Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School

Raúl the Third visits with 1st graders to discuss writing stories, at East Boston EEC

A student's book inspired by Raúl's El Toro and ¡Vamos! series

Janet Costa Bates at Bridge Boston Charter School reading Time for Bed Old House

Peter Brown visits schools in Salem to celebrate The Wild Robot and the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

Malinda Lo signs copies of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and A Scatter of Light at Malden High School

Claribel Ortega and Rose Bousamra meet with 4th and 5th grade students at Up Academy Holland to discuss Frizzy

Oge Mora signs books for students at Trotter Elementary School

Carmen Oliver talks discusses Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash

Oge Mora and students talk about Saturday

Author Renee Watson reads from her latest book in the Ryan Hart series with Sumner Elementary students

Roseanne Brown signs copies of Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting for middle school students at Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School

Raúl the Third and a student at Bridge Boston Charter School share sketches

Author and illustrator virtually visited Lincoln Eliot Elementary School to talk about Sonia Sotomayor and their book, Turning Pages

Students at Winship Elementary hipped and hopped with author and illustrator (and dj) Jef Czekaj

Janet Costa Bates talked about Cape Verde and read aloud from her picture books at Hale Elementary School

Mitali Perkins Zoomed in from California to discuss Home is in Between at Lincoln Eliot

Publicist, writer, and social entrepreneur Saraciea Fennell came to Boston to meet with students at Malden High School

Author Kaija Langley at a table of LGBTQ books at Winship Elementary School

Author Kwame Mbalia told jokes and stories to the 5th grade students at Sumner Elementary School

Trotter Elementary students listen to author Kaija Langley read from her picture book, When Langston Dances

Graphic novelist George O'Connor checking out a student's sketchbook at Boston Latin Academy

5th and 6th grade students at Hale Elementary School help graphic novelist George O'Connor draw images from Greek mythology

The library at O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science is ready for author Leah Johnson

Leah Johnson connects with fans of her book You Should See Me in a Crown at Fenway High School

A tenth grade ELA class and author Leah Johnson

Mike Curato delighted students at P.A. Shaw Elementary School by reading from his new book, Binah Bear

Roxbury-raised author Tricia Walker shared Dream Street with students at Trotter Elementary School (in her old neighborhood!)

Dr Jewell Parker Rhodes talked about her latest relase, Paradise on Fire, with 8th grade students at McCormack Middle School

Author Vita Murrow signs many, many books after meeting with students at Trotter Elementary School

2022 Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin visited virtually with students not once, but twice at Josiah Quincy Elementary School

Jason Chin demonstrates drawing techniques at Josiah Quincy Elementary School

Author Zetta Elliot discusses the newly released third book in her Dragons in a Bag series at Hale Elementary School

Graphic novelist discusses underwater life and her book Coral Reefs at Winship Elementary School

Beebe Elementary School in Malden welcomed Carole Lindstrom, author of We Are Water Protectors

Author and illustrator Lulu Delacre virtually meets with students at Blackstone Elementary School

Live drawing with Juana Medina at Rafael Hernández Dual Language K-8 School

P.A. Shaw students met with author Kevin Noble Maillard to talk about his award winning book Fry Bread

12th grade students closed out the school year with a comics workshop with graphic novelist Nathan Hale

Graphic novelist Nathan Hale visits Nathan Hale Elementary School to present the newly opened George Cox Memorial Library with a portrait of his version of the spy, Nathan Hale

Seasoned presenter Lesa Cline Ransome took students at Fletcher-Maynard School on a tour of her lengthy bibliography

Graphic novelist Gareth Hinds meets with the Latin club to discuss adapting classic literature at Boston Latin Academy

Ibi Zoboi discusses her collaboration with Dr. Yusef Salaam on their book, Punching the Air, at Fenway High School

Susan Hood listens to Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School students performing a strings composition to go along with her book Ada's Violin

J.C. Cervantes and students at the Condon and Curley Schools discuss her trilogy, The Storm Runner

An image by Juana Medina from her virtual visit at Mildred Avenue K-8 School

Newbery Medalist Jerry Craft draws what he loves at a virtual visit at English High School

A take-home drawing by Jerry Craft especially for the students at Nathan Hale Elementary School

From Jerry Craft's presentation to the students at English High School, in conjunction with the Boston Book Festival's Shelf Help Program