Author Visits

All in person visits are on hold. Stay safe. Stay well!

Now scheduling virtual visits for 2021-22.

UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS …

Nov. 13: SCBWI 2021 Birthday Bash panels with Second Star to the Right Book store. Onsite or virtual – REGISTER HERE

Nov. 27 from 12-1pm: signing at Author Fair at The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop, Niwot, CO (onsite)

Dec 8: Webinar on writing picture book biographies – more details too come

Feb 2: World Read Aloud Day! Scheduling free author 20 min visits. Visit Sign Up Genius to claim your spot.

Feb. 10 – CCIRA (Co chapter of IRA) Conference in Westminster: SCBWI panel and booth

IF YOU MISSED IT…

July 6 Kidlit Distancing Social with Laura Backus, catch the recording HERE!

Story Frames for Teaching Literacy: Children’s Author Panel on Promoting Storytelling HERE!

Ongoing virtual visits with students as a culminating activity in the Long Island Museum “Vehicles for Change” virtual interactive program.

The program on Elizabeth Jennings uses Lizzie Demands a Seat and addresses content areas, ELA and Literacy Standards, as well as social emotional learning (SEL), Teaching Tolerance: Social Justice Standards, and culturally responsive educational (CRS) principles. If interested in bringing the program to your school, contact educators@longislandmuseum.org

INTERESTED IN A SCHOOL OR CLASSROOM VISIT?

Free Virtual Visits: Beth would love to visit with students and answer their questions. She offers FREE 30 minute informal visits. Drop Beth a note to schedule.

School Visits: Interested in an author visit? Virtual visits are always an option! Here are the presentations I offer.

An Inconvenient Alphabet:

Interactive Reading, brief overview from idea to book, Q&A (30-45 min.)
The Writing Process from Idea to Book – (45 min.) grade 3 +. Students come away with an organizer to use for their own writing.

Lizzie Demands a Seat:

Reading +brief look at history, Q&A (30-45 min) grade 2+
In Search of Elizabeth Jennings, the Person Inside the History, (45 min.) grade 3+
Path of Inspiration Activity (option for in person visit)

“Smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses:

Pre-reading, Reading + Q&A – (30-45 min), grade 1+
Sniffing Out Story: Discovering James “Smelly” Kelly’s World (45 min), grade 2+
From Inspiration to Book: Building story. The writing of “Smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses (45 min), gr 3+

Additional options:

Sensory Language: An exploration of the use of sensory language in Lizzie Demands a Seat and “Smelly” Kelly & His Super Senses
How Do You Get to Know a Character? Uses Lizzie Demands a Seat, optional foldable. grades 3+

Tad Lincoln’s Restless Wriggle: