Walla Walla Kids Read 2011 Program features beloved children's author

Walla Walla Kids Read 2011 Program features beloved children's author
Walla Walla Kids Read 2011 will play host to Jon Scieszka, one of Americas most beloved children's authors. Scieszka is will entertain and educate thousands of local students at Cordiner Hall on the Whitman College campus. Dates for the event, designed for schools and open to the public, are March 21and 22.

Walla Walla Kids Read is designed to inspire every k-5 child in the Walla Walla valley by bringing students to a world class facility to hear a well known author. All costs, including busing of students to and from the event, are paid for by Walla Walla Kids Read (this applies to the six Walla Walla based elementary schools. Schools outside of Walla Walla are invited to attend at no cost, but will be required to cover the cost of transportation).

Details about times, events, books, authors, and classroom activities are available at www.wallawallakidsread.com

About this year's author
JON SCIESZKA - All Grades
In 2008, Mr. Scieszka was appointed by the Library of Congress to be the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Scieszka is the author of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, the Truck Town series, Stinky Cheese Man, Math Curse, Science Verse, Robot Zot, Knucklehead, and the Time Warp Trio series among many others. He has won numerous national awards including the Texas Blue Bonnett, the ALA notable book, and Publishers Weekly best book of the year.

Mr. Scieszka is a popular humorist and speaker who loves to make kids laugh and learn. He will speak to groups of k-2 and 3-5 for this year's event.

Walla Walla Kids Read will include large scale events at Cordner Hall on the Whitman College campus, along with a community event on the evening of the 22nd. Please see www.wallawallakidsread.com for scheduling.About Walla Walla Kids ReadWWKR is dedicated to nurturing and encouraging young readers and supporting our local educators in creating life long readers.

Our primary goal is to provide a nationally known author presentation to every K-5th grade student in the Walla Walla valley every year. Our author selections are designed to inspire, educate, and encourage students to pursue reading and writing.

Our events are developed for local elementary schools and open to the public. Every elementary school child in Walla Walla, regardless of income, benefits from Walla Walla Kids Read. All costs associated with our events are funded by WWKR including school busing, author fees, and facility use.

Contact the Walla Walla Kids Read Team
Chair: Patrick Carman

School Liaison, Educational Resources: Michelle Shaul - Green Park Elementary Librarian - mshaul@wwps.org

Events coordinators / community Liaisons:
Elizabeth George - Walla Walla Public Library - egeorge@ci.walla-walla.wa.us
Melissa Gardner - melissagardner@charter.net

School Principal Liaison: Mike Lambert - Principle, Greenpark Elementary - mlambert@wwps.org
Author Liaison: Squire Broel - Artist - broelsa@my180.net