FREE lesson plans, fun activity ideas, coloring pages, a link to the book, and more: https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/books-for-benjaminLove what we do? Help us connect more kids with authors and donate books to classrooms. Your support helps us create free literacy resources, author interviews, read-alongs, and student participation opportunities:https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/donate-shopWhat happens when kids get the chance to ask an author anything they want?In this Kids Ask Authors Answer episode, children ask the author of Books for Benjamin their funniest, most thoughtful, and most unexpected questions about worms, reading, libraries, books, families, and where story ideas come from.Books for Benjamin is a charming story about a worm who loves books and learning. After reading the book, kids submitted their own questions, and the author answered them live.Questions in this episode include:• How does Benjamin know how to read?• Why does Benjamin like reading so much?• Have you ever been to the Library of Congress?• How does a worm turn book pages?AND MORE!This episode is great for:• Kids who love books and reading• Families encouraging literacy at home• Teachers and librarians• Classrooms celebrating reading and curiosity• Young readers interested in how books are created• Children who enjoy asking big questionsIf your child loves reading and discovering what happens behind the scenes of a book, they'll love hearing an author answer questions asked by real kids.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------How Kids Ask Authors Answer works and how your kids can participate:• Each episode features a children’s book author• Kids read or listen to the book ahead of time (watch our read along!)• Children submit any questions they want• We go live and ask the author the kids’ questions • Kids get featured in the replayNew episodes every two/three weeks. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one. We announce upcoming authors in YouTube Shorts and on Instagram. You can find us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/amyd_mom_author/ and https://www.instagram.com/samboels_author/.Questions can be submitted via DM (on Instagram), email ([email protected]), or our website (video, audio, photo, or text welcome) https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/send-us-your-kids-questions.Join us for the next episode! Just imagine how much your kid will love seeing their questions answered by an author :) Chapters00:00 Intro - Welcome00:32 *** Read Along ***07:16 *** Author Interview ***08:20 Mary 409:11 Sarah 710:14 Aurelia 910:52 Ethan 9 11:34 Ava 612:19 *** Kid Challenge ***13:45 Edison 914:48 Taylor 615:40 Hannah 817:11 Lorna 818:02 Sarah 719:32 *** RAPID FIRE ***21:46 Ethan 922:51 Spencer 523:33 Lorna 824:12 Mary 425:14 *** Teaser Question ***25:52 Ending