Write to Connect

Enter for a chance to win an author event for your class!

Write to Connect gives your class the chance to send questions to and receive responses from an author. Be sure you follow the link below and enter to win by September 29, 2023!

Enter today

Write to Connect

Enter for a chance to win an author event for your class!

Write to Connect gives your class the chance to send questions to and receive responses from an author. Be sure you follow the link below and enter to win by September 29, 2023!

Enter today

Win a Zoom visit with an author!*

*Six winners will be randomly selected, one of whom will win a live Zoom visit for their school.

Here’s how it works:

1

Read:

If you’re one of the six winners, we’ll send you a copy of the author’s book.

2

Write:

After you read the book in class, have your students write letters to the author with their questions.

3

Mail:

Mail the letters to us in the provided prepaid envelopes.

4

Excite:

The author will read your letters, then send a personalized letter back to your class! You’ll also receive some fun #AllBooksForAllKids-themed items.

5

Watch:

We’ll send winners a video from the author in which the author answers some of the questions they received.

BONUS:

If you’re the grand-prize winner, you’ll get all the above, plus a live Zoom visit with the author for your school!

Our Day of the Dead Celebration by Ana Aranda

Featured Book

Our Day of the Dead Celebration is Ana Aranda’s author debut. In this picture book, a warm, loving family honors their living and dead relatives as they celebrate the Day of the Dead with shared food and stories. Aranda’s whimsical, bright illustrations are full of joy and love, and the story is a powerful reminder that our loved ones are always with us.

Teacher Guide

Follow the author, Ana Aranda.
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Winners will receive a link to the author video, a prize package that includes a copy of the book for their classroom library, and a signed letter to their class from the author. We’ll also throw in some #AllBooksForAllKids swag for the students and classroom!*

*Each package will contain merchandise for up to 35 students and one classroom. Merchandise will vary.

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Check out these previous author and illustrator videos!

These videos feature authors and illustrators answering questions about their books!

David Bowles and
Erika Meza,
Author and Illustrator of
My Two Border Towns

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  Shop Spanish version.

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Meg Medina,
Author of
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

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  Shop Spanish version.

  Download free resource.

Gaia Cornwall,
Author of
Jabari Jumps

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Inspired by a Teacher

This idea was inspired by Barrington, Illinois, elementary teacher Jennifer Parisi, whose summer-school students wrote to authors to build a connection while developing their writing skills.

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Jen Parisi

Enter For a Chance to Win!

This is your chance to win a book and a letter from the author. You may even win a live Zoom visit!
Enter here by September 29, 2023, for your chance to win, then start reading and writing!

Want to improve your chance at winning?

Receive up to six additional entries! For every colleague you refer, you’ll receive an additional entry.

Restrictions apply. Open to US residents only. See full contest rules here.