Check out where we will be presenting for the 2026-2027 school year!

This year's outstanding lineup features:
⭐ Marcy Campbell & Aimée Sicuro
⭐ Jason Chin
⭐ Matt de la Peña & Loren Long
⭐ Andrea Wang
⭐ Kate Hoefler
⭐ Chris Barton
⭐ Melissa Stewart
⭐ Jarrett Lerner

With 8 live Zoom sessions featuring 10 award-winning authors and illustrators, you'll discover practical, classroom-ready ideas for using mentor texts to strengthen reading, writing, language, and the craft of writing.

Conferences

9/15/2026-9/18/2026: BOOKBREAK PD, "Culture of Reading Virtual Conference" FREE TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.
10/5/2026-10/6/2026: Keystone State Literacy Association's 59th Annual Conference, Poconos, Pennsylvania
10/16/2026: Molloy College Literacy Conference 2026, Rockville Centre, New York
10/21/2026-10/23/2026: NYSEC Fall Conference, Albany, New York
11/3/2026: Long Island Regional Technical Assistance Center Building Responsive Practices for Early Learners in Pre-K & K, Woodbury, New York

Workshops

All of the workshops below will take place at WSBOCES in Wheatley Height, New York. You can register for the sessions by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/8fv6rm7u

10/15/2026 and 1/21/2024: “Pages with Purpose: Bringing Grammar to Life with Picture Books” for Grades 3-8.
10/29/2026 and 2/11/2027: “Mirrors & Windows: Using Picture Books to Inspire Culturally Responsive Writing” for grades K-5
12/17/2026 and 3/11/2027: “Stronger Sentences, Stronger Writers: Sentence-Level Strategies to Strengthen Writing” for grades K-5
1/12/2027 and 4/7/2027: “Stronger Sentences, Stronger Writers: Sentence-Level Strategies to Strengthen Writing” for grades 6-12

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