Take a Look: A Great School Visit

Recently, I spent two wonderful days getting to know the students and staff at Rochester Memorial Elementary School in Rochester, MA. I did three different programs for the second, third, and fourth graders. The town paper ran this fantastic article of the days events. Here are some of the day’s highlights in photos taken by […]

Take a Look: I’ve Been Traveling and Having a Blast

It’s March, and that means it’s time for school visits. Last week was a very busy week for me. I started the week at Woodville School in Wakefield and ended it in the March into Reading Book Festival in Rhode Island. I did 22 presentations in all. Boy am I tired. But I’m also exhilarated. […]

Friday Fun: Talented Third Graders

A couple of weeks ago, I spent the day at Webster Hill School and had a great time. When I arrived at the library, I was greeted by awesome letters and artwork based on some of the books I’ve written. Here are a couple of examples. This one shows a few of the animals from […]

Friday Fun: A Fabulous Author Visit

I don’t usually blog about school visits, but my recent experience at New Boston Central School in New Boston, NH, was so great that I have to gush—just a bit. This is an example of a school doing everything right. Kerri Kelley, wife of author-illustrator Marty Kelley, was my primary contact during the planning stages […]