Meet-the-Author Book Readings

Connect instantly with the books you're reading by listening to authors and illustrators as they reflect on the inspiration, purpose, craft, and background behind a well-received book.

  • Find out what inspired the author to write the book
  • Hear rhythm, pacing, and tone the way the author imagined them
  • Listen to illustrators explain their craft—and see an internal image, too
  • Introduce a book by letting readers learn directly from the author
  • Edited for brevity and focused content for classroom and library use
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Sample Meet-the-Author Book Readings

Chris Van Allsburg on creating
Jumanji

Maya Angelou on creating
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Maze Runner, The
Narrated by: James Dashner
Created: May 16, 2012
All the Broken Pieces: A Novel in Verse
Narrated by: Ann E. Burg
Created: May 14, 2012
Sandman, The
Narrated by: Ralph Fletcher
Created: May 14, 2012
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Narrated by: Cynthia Y. Levinson
Created: May 14, 2012
Something to Hold
Narrated by: Katherine Schlick Noe
Created: May 7, 2012
Lucy
Narrated by: Kathryn Lasky
Created: Apr 30, 2012
Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses
Narrated by: Ron Koertge
Created: Apr 26, 2012
Powerless
Narrated by: Matthew Cody
Created: Apr 16, 2012
Wonder
Narrated by: R.J. Palacio
Created: Apr 13, 2012
Cheshire Cheese Cat, The: A Dickens of a Tale
Narrated by: Carmen Agra Deedy
Created: Apr 10, 2012
Why We Broke Up
Narrated by: Daniel Handler
Created: Apr 10, 2012
Native Defenders of the Environment
Narrated by: Vincent Schilling
Created: Apr 10, 2012
Dinosaur Discoveries
Narrated by: Gail Gibbons
Created: Apr 10, 2012
Ellray Jakes Is Not a Chicken!
Narrated by: Sally Warner
Created: Apr 10, 2012
Blue Ghost, The
Narrated by: Marion Dane Bauer
Created: Apr 6, 2012
Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas
Narrated by: Russell Freedman
Created: Apr 6, 2012
Ruth and the Green Book
Narrated by: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Created: Apr 4, 2012
Clever Jack Takes the Cake
Narrated by: Candace Fleming
Created: Apr 4, 2012
Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn
Narrated by: Muriel Harris Weinstein
Created: Apr 4, 2012
Pinch Hit
Narrated by: Tim Green
Created: Apr 4, 2012
Football Genius
Narrated by: Tim Green
Created: Apr 4, 2012
Fault in Our Stars, The
Narrated by: John Green
Created: Apr 4, 2012
Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie
Narrated by: Julie Sternberg
Created: Mar 27, 2012
Scorpio Races, The
Narrated by: Maggie Stiefvater
Created: Mar 26, 2012
Under the Mambo Moon
Narrated by: Julia Durango
Created: Mar 9, 2012
Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators
Narrated by: Jim Arnosky
Created: Mar 9, 2012
Ballerina Swan
Narrated by: Allegra Kent
Created: Mar 9, 2012
Toyland Express
Narrated by: Walter Wick
Created: Mar 2, 2012
Drop of Water, A: A Book of Science and Wonder
Narrated by: Walter Wick
Created: Mar 2, 2012
Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-Ji
by F. Zia and Ken Min
Narrated by: F. Zia
Created: Feb 27, 2012
Awesiinyensag: Dibaajimowinan Ji-Gikinoo'amaageng
Narrated by: Anton Treuer
Created: Feb 27, 2012
Kohala Kuamo'o: Nae'ole's Race to Save a King
Narrated by: Kekauleleana'ole Kawai'aea
Created: Feb 27, 2012
Level Up
Narrated by illustrator Thien Pham
Created: Feb 17, 2012
Level Up
Narrated by: Gene Luen Yang
Created: Feb 17, 2012
Vanished
Narrated by: Sheela Chari
Created: Feb 17, 2012
Chomp
Narrated by: Carl Hiaasen
Created: Feb 16, 2012
a+e 4ever
Narrated by: Ilike Merey
Created: Feb 15, 2012
With or Without You
Narrated by: Brian Farrey
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy
Narrated by: Bil Wright
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Orchards
Narrated by: Holly Thompson
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Great Wall of Lucy Wu, The
Narrated by: Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Created: Feb 15, 2012
House Baba Built, The: An Artist's Childhood in China
Narrated by: Ed Young
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School
Narrated by: Adam Fortunate Eagle
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Triple Threat
Narrated by: Jacqueline Guest
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Free Throw
Narrated by: Jacqueline Guest
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Christmas Coat, The: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
Narrated by: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Geography Club
Narrated by: Brent Hartinger
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Project Sweet Life
Narrated by: Brent Hartinger
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Great Migration, The: Journey to the North
Narrated by: Eloise Greenfield
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Money Boy
Narrated by: Paul Yee
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Breaking Stalin's Nose
Narrated by: Eugene Yelchin
Created: Feb 15, 2012
Lili et les Poilus
Narrated by: Caroline Merola
Created: Feb 7, 2012
Les Aventures de Radisson: L'enfer ne brűle pas
Narrated by: Martin Fournier
Created: Feb 7, 2012
How I Learned Geography
Narrated by: Uri Shulevitz
Created: Feb 7, 2012
Snow
Narrated by: Uri Shulevitz
Created: Feb 7, 2012
Wired
Narrated by: Sigmund Brouwer
Created: Feb 3, 2012
Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge, The
Narrated by: Joanna Cole
Created: Feb 3, 2012
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