World Read Aloud Day

Tomorrow, March 7, 2012 is World Read Aloud Day.  We are excited to be taking part in celebrating this exciting day.  WRA Day was started by an organization called LitWorld.  Their motivating focus is:

Imagine a world where everyone can read.

Here is some information about WRA Day found on Litworld.org:

World Read Aloud Day motivates children, teens, and adults worldwide to celebrate the power of words, especially those words that are shared from one person to another, and creates a community of readers advocating for every child’s right to a safe education and access to books and technology.

We are so excited to have the opportunity to Skype (video call on the computer) with children's author Carmela Coyle tomorrow.  Mrs. Coyle lives in Denver, Colorado and we will have the chance to spend a half-hour with her on Skype talking to her, asking her questions, learning about how she writes her book and hearing her read her own book aloud.

Our favourite story by Carmela Coyle is:

Spend a few moments tomorrow celebrating WRA Day as a family.  Perhaps you could all choose a favourite book and read together, or talk about your favourite books.