Visit a comprehensive list of all historical Reading Rock Stars authors below. TBF has proudly hosted more than 1,000 author visits since the program’s inception in 2001!

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Author e.E. Charlton-Trujillo taking a selfie with Singleterry Elementary students, Rio Grande Valley, 2024
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Author Roda Ahmed sharing a moment with a Pleasant Hill Elementary student, Austin TX, 2018
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J. Houston Elementary students posing with their book, Guts, by author-illustrator Raina Telgemeier, Austin TX, 2019
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When I’m handing the kids my book after a presentation, and they’ve been studying, and learning about my body of work, and I get to have a moment of connection with each child, and they tell me something about themselves … or say what connection they have to the book – I really love it.

– Monica Brown, author

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Author Derrick Barnes, answering questions from Bluebonnet Trail Elementary students, Austin TX, 2023
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Author-illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton illustrating the book cover of Grandma’s Purse with Oak Springs Elementary students, 2018
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Author Van G. Garrett autographing a student’s custom sneaker design at Fondren Elementary in Houston, TX, 2025
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Author-illustrator, Jorge Cham and author Anne Wynter engaging with each other’s work!
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Holding a book and reading a book when I was in elementary school was very a really critical moment for me. The Reading Rock Stars program is so unique and special. It gives each student the opportunity to hold the book in their hand. To own the book and share with their families.

– Zeke Peña, author-illustrator