Tag: Read Aloud
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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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Read Aloud at Seacrest Studios, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC
I had the opportunity to share my latest book, Playground Heroes with patients at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC on Friday, October 26, 2018. The visit took place at Seacrest Studios, which is a facility created by the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. This multi-purpose center provides programming for patients five days a week from
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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 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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Read Aloud at Makefield Elementary School, Yardley, PA
On March 6, 2018 I had the pleasure of reading Jamal and Me to my granddaughter Elle’s kindergarten class. They were an attentive audience, and I really enjoyed my time in Mrs. Koellner’s classroom. Elle was my trusty assistant and did a wonderful job! Thank you, Mrs. Koellner, for allowing me to share Jamal and
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Author Reading at Grasonville Elementary School, Grasonville, MD, Queen Anne’s County Schools
I was invited by Kathy Barletta, the reading specialist at Grasonville Elementary School, to read aloud to students in second and fourth grade as part of their African-American Read-In program. I was greeted by enthusiastic staff and delightful children. What a wonderful experience! “We were very fortunate to have Carol read Jamal and Me to
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Author Reading at White Marsh Elementary School, Trappe, MD, Talbot County Schools
On February 2, 2018, I visited White Marsh Elementary School in Trappe, MD. I spent the afternoon at the school and read Jamal and Me aloud to Kindergarten, first, second and third grade students. I had the opportunity to talk to the students about the process of writing a children’s book, and how it takes
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Read Aloud at Grasonville Elementary School, Grasonville, MD, Queen Anne’s County Schools
On December 7, 2017 I had the pleasure of reading Jamal and Me to a group of first graders at Grasonville Elementary School which is in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. This reading was done as part of the Character Counts program. Thank you Merle Rockwell (Character Counts Volunteer) and Ms. Seward (teacher) for inviting me