LitWits Workshops

We make great books real for kids, so they want to read more! 

We're LitWitting online, making great books real everywhere! We offer hands-on workshops for kids (live on Zoom, and also on-demand video versions), and Explorer's Guides for teachers who'd like to LitWit too. To learn more, come visit us at LitWits.com.

ABOUT US: We're Becky and Jenny, sisters who grew up on great books. As kids we loved "doing what the characters did"--from eating an exotic food to building a fort--not realizing then what those experiences were teaching us. We just knew that great books were fun and fascinating, and we wanted to read many more. Reading those books helped us do better in school, and especially in life. So when we grew up, we taught our own kids to love great books from the inside out--by getting into the character's shoes. And in 2010 we began to do that for other people's kids in Santa Cruz, offering sensory immersion workshops on classic and vintage books.

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Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books! primary image

Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books!

Fri, Aug 19 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES:  FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES: FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS

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The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH primary image

The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH

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The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD

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The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS

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The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER primary image

The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER

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The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN primary image

The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN

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LitWits English course for teens:  FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021 primary image

LitWits English course for teens: FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021

Mon, Jan 25 • 9:00 AM PST

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LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13) primary image

LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13)

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LitWits for Educators:  Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS primary image

LitWits for Educators: Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Fri, Nov 20 • 10:00 AM PST

Free

LitWits:  Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids

Fri, Oct 23 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

LitWits:  Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids

Fri, Sep 25 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books! primary image

Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books!

Fri, Aug 19 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES:  FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES: FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS

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The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH primary image

The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH

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The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD

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The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS

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The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER primary image

The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER

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The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN primary image

The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN

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LitWits English course for teens:  FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021 primary image

LitWits English course for teens: FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021

Mon, Jan 25 • 9:00 AM PST

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LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13) primary image

LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13)

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LitWits for Educators:  Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS primary image

LitWits for Educators: Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Fri, Nov 20 • 10:00 AM PST

Free

LitWits:  Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids

Fri, Oct 23 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

LitWits:  Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids

Fri, Sep 25 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

We make great books real for kids, so they want to read more! 

We're LitWitting online, making great books real everywhere! We offer hands-on workshops for kids (live on Zoom, and also on-demand video versions), and Explorer's Guides for teachers who'd like to LitWit too. To learn more, come visit us at LitWits.com.

ABOUT US: We're Becky and Jenny, sisters who grew up on great books. As kids we loved "doing what the characters did"--from eating an exotic food to building a fort--not realizing then what those experiences were teaching us. We just knew that great books were fun and fascinating, and we wanted to read many more. Reading those books helped us do better in school, and especially in life. So when we grew up, we taught our own kids to love great books from the inside out--by getting into the character's shoes. And in 2010 we began to do that for other people's kids in Santa Cruz, offering sensory immersion workshops on classic and vintage books.

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Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books! primary image

Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books!

Fri, Aug 19 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES:  FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES: FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS

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The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH primary image

The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH

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The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD

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The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS

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The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER primary image

The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER

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The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN primary image

The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN

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LitWits English course for teens:  FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021 primary image

LitWits English course for teens: FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021

Mon, Jan 25 • 9:00 AM PST

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LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13) primary image

LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13)

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LitWits for Educators:  Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS primary image

LitWits for Educators: Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Fri, Nov 20 • 10:00 AM PST

Free

LitWits:  Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids

Fri, Oct 23 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

LitWits:  Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids

Fri, Sep 25 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books! primary image

Inspire your kids to fall in love with great books!

Fri, Aug 19 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES:  FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on LITTLE BRITCHES: FATHER AND I WERE RANCHERS

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The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH primary image

The LitWits Workshop on MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH

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The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A SINGLE SHARD

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The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS primary image

The LitWits Workshop on A LITTLE PRINCESS

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The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER primary image

The LitWits Workshop on FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E FRANKWEILER

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The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN primary image

The LitWits Workshop on THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN

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LitWits English course for teens:  FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021 primary image

LitWits English course for teens: FOUNDATIONS - Spring 2021

Mon, Jan 25 • 9:00 AM PST

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LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13) primary image

LitWits Writing Practice (Ages 10-13)

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LitWits for Educators:  Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS primary image

LitWits for Educators: Teaching AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Fri, Nov 20 • 10:00 AM PST

Free

LitWits:  Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making ANNE OF GREEN GABLES an Experience for Kids

Fri, Oct 23 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free

LitWits:  Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids primary image

LitWits: Making CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an Experience for Kids

Fri, Sep 25 • 10:00 AM PDT

Free