Resources

Read more about the 2024-2025 Go Big Read selection, Sitting Pretty, below.

Check out the 2024-2025 Go Big Read discussion guide and other resources below. We will share more resources about teaching and engaging with the 2024-2025 Go Big Read in the near future.

About the Book

2024-2025 Author & Book Information

Media and Press Releases

‘Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body’ chosen as 2024-25 Go Big Read book 

Wisconsin Public Radio – University of the Air Interview

Kansas City’s NPR Interview (KCUR)

Kansas Public Radio

National Endowment for the Arts Book Summary and Discussion Questions

Facilitating Book Discussions

Go Big Read 2024-2025 Book Discussion Guide — Accessible PDF file for viewing and downloading. If you run into any concerns with the accessibility of this file, please email the Go Big Read Program Coordinator (Bethany Willig, bwillig@wisc.edu) with your concerns.

Curriculum Support Materials

2024-2025 Go Big Read Canvas Module for Curriculum Integration
(If this link is not directing you to the correct page, please try logging into Canvas in your browser before clicking the link. If that does not work, search “Go Big Read” in Canvas Commons.)

2024-2025 Go Big Read Discussion Question Canvas Module

Cooperative Children’s Book Center Reading List — Lived Disability Experiences: Books for Children and Teens

Center for Campus History Teaching Guide on Disability — History of Disability at UW-Madison

Writing Across the Curriculum — Guide on How to Create Assignments Related to 2024-2025 Go Big Read

Video on Disability History at UW

Marketing Toolkit

Go Big Read Marketing Toolkit – Reusable images for the program

Still have a question or need additional materials or resources? Feel free to reach out to the Go Big Read program at gobigread@library.wisc.edu.