Author Jane Park and I are honored that Juna’s Jar was selected to be read-aloud by Chelsea Clinton. 

Click here to watch the Reading Inspires Webcast! 

It’s a really fun webcast with a variety of storytellers, authors, illustrators, fun facts and books, each specially presented in their own unique way. At about 20 minutes in the 11-year-old host, Orion Jean introduces Chelsea and after sharing her treasured memories of reading as a child and now reading to her own children she starts her read-aloud of Juna’s Jar ! 

Thank you Chelsea Clinton, Reading Is Fundamental and Rally to Read!

from rally to read website:

“Let’s celebrate reading with read-alouds from acclaimed authors Sandra Boynton and her son Keith Boynton, Chelsea Clinton, and Monica Brown to hear how reading inspires each of them! Other special guests will share various forms of storytelling…from poetry, to comic strips, to audiobook readings.”

more about chelsea clinton from rally to read:

Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton, DPhil, MPH, works to improve lives and inspire emerging leaders through her roles as Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, board member of the Clinton Health Access Initiative, teaching at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and as beloved author for young readers. She is excited to share Juna’s Jar written by Jane Park and illustrated by Felicia Hoshino, a heartwarming tale about the power of imagination.

more about juna’s jar and where to buy:

Click here to purchase your very own copy of Juna’s Jar from Lee & Low Books.

Click here to read more about Juna’s Jar.

Click here to read my blog post about creating a sense of place while illustrating Juna’s Jar.