Tag: Author Visit
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Grasonville Elementary School Read Aloud, Queen Anne’s County Schools, MD
On Monday, February 25, 2019, I read Playground Heroes to third and fifth grade students at Grasonville Elementary School as part of their celebration of Black History Month. I was invited by Kathy Barletta, Reading Specialist, and was graciously welcomed by the staff and students at the school. “The students were so excited to have
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Tyler Elementary School, Washington, DC Author Visit
On January 28, 2019 I had the pleasure of conducting a full-day author visit at Tyler Elementary School. I read Playground Heroes to students in grades K-5. It was particularly gratifying to share this book with these students because two of my grandchildren, Tyler and Lila attend school there. I read Playground Heroes to grade
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Author visits Church Hill Elementary School
Check out this article about my author visit at Church Hill Elementary School. It appeared in the Record Observer on October 27, 2018. Read my recap of the visit here!
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Author Visit with the Friends of the Library at Chick-fil-A, Chester MD
The Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library invited me to read Playground Heroes at a read-aloud event at Chick-fil-A in Chester, MD. The staff at Chick-fil-A were very accommodating and provided a reading space for me and the children (and several adults as well). After listening to Playground Heroes the children received stickers, coloring pages
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Author Visit at Church Hill Elementary School, Church Hill, Maryland
On October 15, 2018, I spent the entire day at Church Hill Elementary School, which is located Queen Anne’s County, MD. I met Carrie Foreman, the school’s very capable Library-Media Specialist, at the end of the 2017-18 school year. When she learned that I was a local children’s book author, she very quickly asked me
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Author Visit at Sudlersville Elementary School, Sudlersville, Maryland
On June 7, 2018 I had the pleasure of spending the entire day at Sudlersville Elementary School, which is located in Queen Anne’s County, MD. Under the capable leadership of Pamela Renfrow (Library-Media Specialist) and Rebecca Van Aken (Reading Specialist), I was able to read Jamal and Me to students in grades K-4. The students
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Read Aloud at Tyler Elementary School, Washington DC
On May 16, 2018, I had the pleasure of visiting Tyler Elementary School and reading Jamal and Me to a group of second grade students. My grandson, Tyler, was in the class and I had a wonderful time reading to his classmates and working on a writing worksheet with them. As you can see from
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Children’s Book Author Returns ‘Home’ to Walden School
Click here to read about my return to Walden School on March 23, 2018 for an author visit!
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Author Visit at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY
On March 23, 2018 I spent the day at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. I spent the morning reading Jamal and Me to students at the Walden School library, located on the BOCES campus. The students welcomed me with open arms. In the afternoon, I conducted a three-hour workshop for teachers, library media specialists and clinical staff