Benefits

  Author/Illustrator visits are very beneficial to students.  There is usually a lot of excitement surrounding a visit, which can easily be translated into classroom projects. Things like research about the author, preparing a welcome banner, counting down the days, a small geography lesson on where the author comes from are all valid curriculum activities.   Librarians have found that book circulation and enthusiasm for reading in general goes way up after an author visit.  And for those children who are artistically inclined, it can validate their love of drawing, writing and possible thoughts about future careers.

     Even if the author is not "famous", there is something wonderful about meeting a published author.  It brings to life the idea that authors and illustrators are real people and that children could grow up to be that too. Author visits work best if the students have been prepared. Please read some of my books beforehand so that the kids are familiar with me and are excited about my visiting the school. This makes it a lot more fun for everybody! It is also a good idea to prepare some questions in advance.

     Please Contact me directly to make arrangements.