Our co-hosts, Kristina at Toddler Approved and Danielle at Mommy & Me Book Club, have worked together with me and several other kid blogging friends to put together this amazing list of authors for us to focus on this year! Check out the author list below and a few books we have featured by each author. You can click on each book to read to find out more about the authors and books! Start putting a hold on books or ordering to get ready for some fun! Remember it’s ANY book from that Author!
Our Yearlong Virtual Book Club Author Picks…
October 15th – Amy Krouse Rosenthal
November 19th – Tomie de Paola
December 17th – Jan Brett
January 21st – David McPhail
February 18th – Dr. Seuss
March 18th – Julia Donaldson
April 15th – David Shannon
May 20th – Leo Lionni
June 17th – Gail Gibbons
July 15th – Jez Alborough
August 19th – Donald Crews
Here’s a reminder of what you need to do each month…
- Comment below and let us know that you are joining in!
- Pick your favorite book by that month’s author (or a new one you want to check out) and read it with your child or class.
- Create an activity, project, craft, cooking project, etc. related to the book and do it.
- Come back and share it with us as part of a big blog hop on the third Monday of the month. The linky will be live for 3 weeks, so if you aren’t ready to post on the exact date… just join in when you can! You can grab the linky code for your site too!
Here’s our Summer Virtual Book Club Posts to get you inspired!
June- Mo Willems
July- Don and Audrey Wood
August- Kevin Henkes
notyoureverydaycookie says
September 1, 2012 at 9:16 amThis is going to be so much fun! I'll definitely be participating!!
Anne says
September 1, 2012 at 10:03 amLove the author picks and I need a schedule to keep me working – count me in!
Growing Book by Book says
September 1, 2012 at 11:19 amGrowing Book by Book would love to participate this year! Thanks!
Anonymous says
September 1, 2012 at 11:23 amCan't wait to get started!
Eddie says
September 1, 2012 at 11:58 amCount us in please, for at least most of them!
Kylie 's mom says
September 1, 2012 at 7:06 pmDo I have to be a blogger? Will I be sharing my project here?
I do want to be a part of this 🙂 Thank you! I'm sure my little girl will love it as well.
Jamie says
September 1, 2012 at 8:30 pmThis is so inspiring! My little girl and boy at home will love this and I'm sure my Firsties will benefit, too! I'm in!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:36 pmYou can share your project on facebook page or email it to us so we can share it for you with other parents. I'm so glad you want to take part!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:37 pmSo glad you're joining us Jamie! I think that's one of the best things about Book Club is that the activities can be gaged for different age groups within the same book. Can't wait to see what you share!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:38 pmSo glad you're joining us! We've been having fun with it all summer long and are so happy to continue.
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:39 pmI like having the schedule ahead of time too, my brain will start planning things out over time. I'm so glad you're joining us!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:39 pmWe're excited you're joining us! Can't wait to see what you share.
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:41 pmExcited you're joining us! No pressure for each month they link ups are open for 3 weeks so you have time to participate at your convenience. Sometimes I get inspired by what i've seen others share too.
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 1, 2012 at 8:42 pmSo glad you're joining us! Can't wait to see what your little scientists create and which books you choose!
Jamie says
September 1, 2012 at 9:47 pmYou all have inspired me more than you know!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 2, 2012 at 12:21 amI'm so glad we've inspired you to join along on your blog! It's pretty easy once a month. Key is to check out library books early enough to get inspired.
3boysplus says
September 2, 2012 at 1:13 amWhat a great idea. This is just the type of activity I have been looking include in our routine. Nice selection of authors too.
Julie says
September 2, 2012 at 10:10 amI'd like to participate at Just Playin' Around. Should we choose from the two books shown for each author, or do we choose any book by the author?
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 2, 2012 at 2:34 pmJulie you can pick ANY book by the author of the month! So glad you're joining us!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 2, 2012 at 2:35 pmThanks, we worked hard on this author list. There are tons out there but we figured these are what most preschool and elementary school teachers use in their classrooms and easy to find. So glad you're joining us!
Keli says
September 2, 2012 at 8:43 pmYAY! I've been seeing the virtual book club posts around all summer and was hoping it would continue through the school year so we could participate 🙂 super excited to join in!!
Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says
September 2, 2012 at 10:30 pmI'm so glad you found us and are joining this school year!
Kelli says
September 3, 2012 at 10:25 pmI have been trying to do all kinds of projects with my 2 little ones for about a month now, and trying to do things everyday. Can't wait to add this to my list!!! 🙂
apetta says
September 5, 2012 at 9:50 pmSuch a great idea! Hope to keep up! Love the list of books
Erin says
September 7, 2012 at 2:38 pmI don't have a blog…but I think my twins will love this! We will join in!!
nanashous says
September 8, 2012 at 2:15 amLove this idea. I am an after school tutor through AmeriCorps. We are always looking for new ideas to bring reading and the printed word to our students!
Melissa says
September 9, 2012 at 1:55 pmWe are joining in! Very excited. I am a SAHM and I have a four year old son. I wasn't familiar with many of these authors (oops!) so it has been fun to go research them and find books! I am new at blogging so not sure exactly how to share my blog. It's http://www.melissa-godwarrior.blogspot.com
danielka says
September 12, 2012 at 7:03 amI would love to join in for most of these, I will have to miss the first one. Great idea!
Melissa says
September 12, 2012 at 3:39 pmWe'd love to join, thank you! My blog is private, so I don't think it will share the link if I post on here.
JennyRose says
September 12, 2012 at 5:21 pmSounds fun! My tot and I are in! I may start a blog on it!
Katie says
September 14, 2012 at 8:22 pmWe would like to join!
Anonymous says
September 16, 2012 at 1:18 pmI don't have a blog, but I will be following on facebook and pinterest for sure! I can't wait….something for all 4 of my kiddos!
Jaclyn says
September 18, 2012 at 10:53 pmLooking forward to follow along. Hoping that my two year old isn't too young.
Amanda says
September 20, 2012 at 11:26 pmWould love to join in!! My daughter and I are head to our local library regularly. What fun!
CreativeFunMum says
September 20, 2012 at 11:26 pmWe are definitely joining … not worth missing as it is so nice to learn about different authors and the different ideas on learning from these books.
Nanette says
March 2, 2013 at 12:33 amJust watched the first Hangout and found out about your virtual book club and want to join in please.
Nanette says
March 2, 2013 at 7:50 pmHow do I join in?