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Author/Illustrator |
State
of Residence |
Grade
level
of books |
Grade
level for presentations |
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Sample
Titles
Lift
Ev'Ry Voice and Sing (gr P-3)
I Can Draw a Weeposaur (gr P-3)
In the Land of Words
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Comments
Winner of Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration offers
a variety of presentations and workshops. |
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Sample
Titles
Who Killed
Mr. Chippendale? (gr 6 up)
Split Image (YA)
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Comments
Poet extraordinaire offers lively poetry presentations. |
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Sample
Titles
Honey,
I Love (gr 4-7)
How They Got Over (gr 4-7)
In the Land of Words
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Comments
Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and the NCTE Excellence
in Poetry Award offers mesmerizing sessions. |
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Sample
Titles
Babysitting
for Benjamin (K-3)
Through the Mickle Woods (K-3)
Happy Burpday, Maggie McDougal! (gr 2-4)
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Comments
Writer-in-residence at Butler Univ. and former teacher
is a writer and poet who can speak to any age group on a variety
of themes and topics. |
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Sample
Titles
Lizzy's
Do's and Don'ts (K-3)
I Like
Where I Am (P-3)
I'm Not
Going to Chase the Cat Today (P-3)
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Comments
Award-winning actress combines
her performance and writing skills to do author presentations for
children and adults.. |
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Sample
Titles
Escape
From Botany Bay: The True
Story
of Mary Bryant (gr 7-YA)
Castaways: Stories of Survival (gr 4-7)
Doctor Bird (K-3)
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Comments
Author/storyteller of award winning books, spanning such
subjects as Native America, Mythology, African American and West
Indian culture. |
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Sample
Titles
Summer
Secrets (gr 7 up)
The Brothers' War (gr 4-8)
Our
Strange New Land: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary (gr 2-5)
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Comments
Award-winning author & former school hater grew up
to teach, write, and offer students a lively and fun school environment. |
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Sample
Titles
McDuff
and the Baby (K-3)
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky (K-3)
Hitty: Her First 100 Years (gr 4-7)
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Comments
A Caldecott Honor illustrator and NY Times best seller
who enjoys speaking to students, teachers, and librarians. |
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Sample
Titles
We the
People (gr 4-7)
Rumpus of Rhymes (gr 4-7)
Hello Reader: Make Your Way for
Tooth
Decay (P-3)
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Comments
A writer of biographies, essays, picture books & poetry
who delights helping kids fall in love with language using rhythm,
rhyme, word play and movement. |
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Sample
Titles
Night
Kites (YA)
Gentlehands (YA)
Slap Your Sides (YA)
Deliver
Us from Evie (YA)
The
Shuteyes (gr
4-7)
Shoebag
(gr
4-7)
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Comments
Award-winning
author (including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Life-time
Achievement) offers school and conference presentations and books
acclaimed for their wit, honesty, and often hard-hitting subjects.
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Sample
Titles
The Cake
That Mack Ate (K-3)
Omar on Ice (K-7)
Doctor Knickerbocker and Other
Rhymes (gr 3-6)
The
Wheels on the Bus (K-3)
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Comments
Award-winning author/illustrator demystifies writing &
drawing and teaches students that they, too, can be writers and
artists. |
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Sample
Titles
Creepy Spiders (gr 1-4)
Popcorn
(gr 1-5)
Stegosaurus
(gr 3-5)
Schizophrenia
(gr 7 up)
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Comments
This
award-winning author is unique in that she writes for young people
from first grade through high school and equally enjoys speaking
to her readers at all these different levels.
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Sample
Titles
Birthdays
Around the World (gr 4-7)
Hopscotch Around the World (K-3)
Dominoes Around the World (K-3)
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Comments
Well-known Texas librarian & author offers highly professional
programs for children and workshops for teachers and librarians. |
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Sample
Titles
I Wonder What's Under There:
A Brief History of Underwear (gr 3-6)
Lady
With the Ship on Her Head (K-3)
Cinderhazel
(K-3)
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Comments
This
dynamic speaker offers programs on Art History, Museum Studies,
demonstrates art techniques to art classes and, oh yes, discusses
the history of underwear and other forgotten tidbits from history. |
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Sample
Titles
New
York New York! The Big Apple from A-Z (gr
1-4) The Chalk Doll (P-3)
Capital! Washington
D.C. from A-Z (gr 3-5) Island
Counting 1 2 3 (P-3)
Monday
on the Mississippi
(P-4)
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Comments
Award-winning
author and illustrator is a dynamic speaker who brings an international
flavor to her presentations and workshop. |
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Sample
Titles
Dracula
is a Pain in the Neck (gr 4-7)
Frankenstein Moved in on the 4th Floor (gr 4-7)
The Karate Class Mystery (P-3)
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Comments
Highly popular middle grade author offers versatile &
lively presentations that students and teachers find highly memorable. |
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Sample
Titles
New York Times Parent's Guide
to the Best Books for Children
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Comments
Highly respected New York Times Children's Book
Reviewer speaks to both adults and children about their favorite
books. |
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