Back-to-School is coming! On this page we’ll share the latest Educator Guides/Activity Kits and read-alouds by our Full Circle authors and illustrators. Feel free to use and share with your family, school, and online community! If posting your own online read-aloud, please see publisher websites which have extended complimentary usage to December 31, 2021. Or check out the publisher guidelines gathered on Kate Messner’s “Read, Wonder, Learn” website.
New Educator Guides Now Available!
Author Theresa Howell on Female Leaders Past and Present
Theresa Howell, co-author of Leading the Way: Women in Power, shares some thoughts about finding inspiration in the courage and resilience of female leaders from the past and present, and an idea to extend research and exploration.
Hora de cuentos con Monica Brown
AZUCAR Monica Brown reads her first picture book, My Name Is Celia: The Story of Celia Cruz /Me llama Celia: la vida de Celia Cruz illus by Rafael López in English and Spanish! TITO PUENTE Video and Book Discussion Guide coming soon!
Enjoy a read-aloud in English and Spanish of MARISOL MCDONALD DOESN’T MATCH/MARISOL MCDONALD NO COMBINA by author Monica Brown! After reading MARISOL MCDONALD, enjoy this fun Activity Kit and Discussion Guide.
More bilingual activities and resources!
Iranian American author of MEMORY GARDEN Zohreh Ghahremani’s NOWRUZ, about a little girl’s efforts to prepare her home for Persian New Year, a holiday observed by Iranians and millions of other people around the world, illustrated by MEMORY GARDEN illustrator Susie Ghahremani, to Laura Godwin at Godwin Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in winter 2026, by Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary.
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