Kevin Henkes is the creator of nearly 50 books for children. He has written both picture books and novels; his picture books include Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse; Chrysanthemum; and Kitten’s First Full Moon, a winner of the Caldecott Medal. Among his novels are the Newbery Honor Book Olive’s Ocean and the upcoming middle grade novel The Year of Billy Miller.
Join us to hear Kevin talk about his work, his inspirations, and The Year of Billy Miller–an acclaimed and irresistible story about friendship, siblings, and the perils of elementary school. And take this chance to ask him your questions live!
We encourage you to set up an assembly for this Livestream Event, so all of your kids, parents, and teachers will be able to watch and participate.
Broadcasting LIVE from Bank Street College of Education in New York City
Sponsored by: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, and School Library Journal
Moderator: Betty Carter – Professor Emerita at Texas Woman’s University, reviewer for Horn Book Magazine
Scheduled Event Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2:00 PM EST – 60 minutes estimated
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Hi! I saw that students might have the opportunity to ask Kevin Henkes questions during the live webcast. I was wondering how that worked, and if we could send in questions from our kiddos. Thanks!!
I am also interested in how the Q and A process will work. I’d like to be able to prepare our students and teachers before the event. Thank you!
During the live webcast, there will be a Q&A button on the audience viewer console for virtual attendees to send in their questions.. Someone from Harper will be vetting the virtual questions at the live venue, pulling out the best ones, and presenting them to Kevin verbally. The live audience (kids from Bank St) also have the opportunity to present questions to Kevin, and will do so by lining up at a audience mic. Hope that answers your questions!
My first graders sure do enjoy Kevin Henkes books! I considered signing up for the live webcast, but wonder if it is more appropriate for older students since the book is directed toward the middle school audience.
I have the same question – for which age group would this be appropriate?
I have never done a webcast before, so what kind of technology is required to participate?
Hi Michelle,
You just need a computer with an internet connection. You can run a system test on the registration page to make sure it all checks out and that your Flash is up to date. Hope you enjoy the event!
What is the link for the webcast? I signed up, but never received an email with the link!
Go to the registration page (click on webcasts tab and scroll down) and there is a box where you can put your email if you have previously registered. If you wait until 1:45 pm ET, you should be redirected right to the event lobby.
I ran the test and found that I needed to “enable my cookies”. I followed the directions, reran the test and still was told that I failed the test. After a half an hour, I decided to go to the website to see if I could view the webcast anyway and I was surprised to see that I could. Unfortunately, I missed half the event. Did any one else have this problem and can it be fixed for future webcasts?
My computer tech had to help me. He enabled the cookies and still got the result you found. Finally, he removed part of the original link (http://vshow.on24.com/view/vts/tys/tys.htm?cookie=true) I think he had to delete the part with the question mark then cookie=true. Once he did that, my system showed that the webcast could be viewed.
Did I hear correctly that we can receive continuing education credit for viewing the webcast? If so, how is that done?
Is there a way to access the documents again that went with this webcast? I was not able to print/save them during the webcast. Thanks.