Today was World Read Aloud Day. We were very fortunate that two authors were able to visit with us virtually during the day and share their wonderful books.
First, we met with Dr. Rashmi Bismark. who wrote Finding OM. "It is a delightful children's book that tells the story of Anu, an Indian-African girl who explores the mantra Om with her much-loved grandfather, Appuppa. Throughout this tale, Anu begins to discover methods of mindfulness that readers of all ages can learn along with her. This lovely, multicultural, inter-generational book is sure to become an essential part of learning environments and families across the globe." https://www.rsbismarkmd.com/finding-om1.html. Dr. Bismark read her book to us and shared a few mindfulness and breathing activities with us. She told us that the story was about her own family.
Later in the morning, we met with Stephen Swinburne. He is a Vermont author with over 30 published books. He read one of his latest books about sea turtles to us, Run, Sea Turtle, Run. We have many of his books in our school and classroom, and we love them all! "Mr. Steve" also sang his song One in a Thousand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm00nMZmxgo. He played his ukelele as he sang his song. We enjoyed it so much that he created a song just for us and sang it to us.
Both authors answered our many questions. We are grateful that they volunteered to read to classrooms around the world during World Read Aloud Day. Thank you both.
