We had such a fun day of visiting parks for our field trip on Monday. It was a beautiful day to be outside. We got a chance to visit the YEF 115 Story Walk and loved reading the book Dragons Love Tacos! 🌮 📖 𝕄𝕣𝕤. 𝕄𝕔ℍ𝕦𝕘𝕙 (Steph)

Just going to leave this here. 😊

It's #LITFriday which means it's time for more author announcments! Jamar Nicholas
Kaz Windness *updates only* Vera Ahiyya John Schu & Josh Funk will join our two day literary lovefest for educators in July! 🎉📚❤️
More info & register here: LITapalooza2024.eventcombo.com

In 3 Days!
The Yorkville Fine Arts Festival is this Saturday, and we invite you to have your inner artist amazed. Be entertained by students of all ages: Choir, Band, Jazz, Art, and Theater! This event is one you want to attend. #WeAreYorkville
Podcast - tinyurl.com/2ufhnar2

Happy to share that we’re welcoming Supriya Kelkar
Dr. Sayantani DasGupta Cale Atkinson & Alyson Gerber as part of our 2 day conference for educators, celebrating all things #kidlit !
Registration includes a copy of keynote speakers Minh Lê & Dan Santat new book! eventcombo.com/e/LITapalooza-…

Absolutely cannot wait to host Emma Reynolds 🦇 this week for our Q3 Read Aloud Pajama Party! 🥳🦇📘

One of the best parts of my job is alllll of the new books that arrive on a daily basis! Today’s stack made me grin from ear to ear!

Can’t wait to share them with all the Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 kids! 🦊

Dashka Slater 🐌
Troy Cummings 🐾
Tara Hannon ⭐️ 🐢
Kim Hillyard 🪰

Happy World Read Aloud Day!! Let's celebrate the joy of books, and reading aloud today foxes!! #WeAreYorkville

Fostering Our Future Nominations - Now Open!
Do you know someone who represents the best of Yorkville CUSD 115? Nominate them by Sunday, February 11, 2024. For more information please visit trst.in/sB11jS

The countdown to #WorldReadAloudDay begins! Can’t wait to host four epic book creators next week and celebrate the joy of reading aloud! Vicky Fang Nidhi SURFIN SHARKS 🌊🦈 Refe 'FRANCES AND THE WEREWOLVES' Tuma #DanRichards #WRAD2024

Follow our fun here! padlet.com/sjmchugh/world…

Loved the author visit today & the important message to our kiddos that our drawings don’t have to look like anybody else’s, they can be “My kind of clouds” ☁️❤️📚 #buddingillustrators #growingreaders 𝕄𝕣𝕤. 𝕄𝕔ℍ𝕦𝕘𝕙 (Steph)

How exciting!!!! hachettebookgroup.com/titles/christo…

If you know and love Lindsay Currie’s spooky books, you’ll be surprised to see that The Mystery of Locked Rooms is her upcoming release! Surprised, but NOT disappointed!
A story of friendship, creativity, teamwork, & escape room fun, your middle grade readers will LOVE IT!

Whatever you do during 2024, I hope you also embrace and celebrate your creativity, whatever forms it takes. 💛

Quarter 2 #kidlit with the best of the best! Thank you Mrs. Kania and Mrs. McHugh for sharing your love and passion for literature! 📚 Yorkville Intermediate School 𝕄𝕣𝕤. 𝕄𝕔ℍ𝕦𝕘𝕙 (Steph) Nate Campbell Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 Laura Kania

A surprise to start our days at Kidlit & Coffee, and these three book-crazy library ladies couldn’t be more excited! Thank you for the joy, Tracy Anderson!!!! 💛📘🦊 #kidlitandcoffee