District’s Reading Rock Stars Visit Virtually With Children’s Book Authors

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The initiative aims to inspire young readers by making learning literacy fun.

Students meet Anika Fajardo, author of “Hercules and His 12 Labors: An Interactive Mythological Adventure.” (Illustrator Nadine Rita Takvorian) during Reading Rock Stars Day 2021.

This school year, the Texas Book Festival selected several Aldine Independent School District campuses to participate in its Reading Rocks Stars initiative. Right before spring break, students at Wilson Elementary School, Harris ES, and Thompson ES engaged in a fun literacy learning experience known as Reading Rock Stars Day.

“My Papi Has a Motorcycle” authors Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña talk with students. The book pays tribute to the rapidly-changing city of Corona, California, where Quintero grew up.

The Texas Book Festival’s Reading Rock Stars program is a hands-on literacy initiative that sends nationally recognized authors into Title I schools in Texas to inspire young readers with dynamic presentations and send them home with the most empowering experience of all – owning their very own book.

Reading Rock Stars Day is typically celebrated every March in Houston area schools. It includes a morning full of interactions with authors and illustrators, including presentations, art lessons, a showcase of student work, and classroom visits. Presentations are interactive with the primary goal of encouraging students to read, write, and draw. Each student received a book signed by the authors or illustrators. Schools work with the Texas Book Festival to design their Reading Rock Stars Day. This year, students experienced Reading Rock Stars Day virtually.