Crafting Together: Make & Create Bookmarks with Hatem Aly

Award-winning illustrator Hatem Aly is one of iRead's featured illustrators for the 2026 summer reading campaign. In this live class, Hatem give us a tour of his sketchbooks and shares his process for creating the "Plant a Seed, Read" poster created in support of the iRead 2006 Summer Reading Program. Gather your favorite art supplies and make a bookmark along with Hatem during the live event. You'll also find a special coloring page designed by Hatem in the PDF section of this class page. This video was recorded live June 17, 2026.