Laugh and Feel: Author Visit with Mac Barnett

We are thankful that technology has allowed us to continue our tradition of inviting children’s book authors to join us at STJ. Each year, our elementary school librarian, Mr. Benji Martin, coordinates and schedules a children’s book author to visit Saint James School and engage with our students. Renowned author Mac Barnett read aloud to our elementary students, grades PreK3 through fifth grade, and answered questions from the audience. What a fun morning we had with Mac Barnett!

Mac Barnett is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Mac’s books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China’s Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award, and Italy’s Premio Orbil. Mac joined us from Oakland, California via Zoom.

“Really I just hope that kids enjoy the book, that it makes them laugh and feel, and, if we’re lucky, that they think about it for a while after the book is closed. ”

— Mac Barnett

Hear from student Mae Martin and Mrs. Dubina's PreK4 class.