Why and How I Wrote "Why(r)us The Virus"
Channel: Kathleen Finnegan
Date: 2021-03-01

This video was produced for Read Across America 2021 (Read Aloud America) for a class of first graders who had been talking about the process of writing a book.  I share with them why I wrote "Why(r)us the Virus" (to help children and raise money for the non-profit Mobile Hope of Loudoun), the steps I followed, and examples of the different stages of both the writing and the illustration in very simple terms .  Links to the free lesson plans, activities and guides that support "Why(r)us the Virus" can be found at https://www.whyrusthevirus.com.