I had a visiting author who came to our school for a day and did a wonderful job. PTO has decided they'd like to give him a gift and approved $100. Does anyone have any suggestions for a gift? He's 37, was a preschool para and is now a children's librarian, and this is his first published book. Thanks for any suggestions!
I'm also including his info in case anyone is looking for a dynamic presenter for their primary grades. He was very easy to work with and really "gets" a younger audience. He is now charging a small fee but since he lives in MA he doesn't have many expenses. Tell him Torrie sent you!
From: Jason Lefebvre [mailto:jasonlefebvreauthor@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 2:18 PM
Subject: Jason Lefebvre Holyoke, MA author school visit
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 2:18 PM
Subject: Jason Lefebvre Holyoke, MA author school visit
Hi,
My name is Jason Lefebvre and I am from Holyoke, MA. I worked for fifteen years as a preschool paraprofessional in Holyoke and Hadley MA and have been the children's librarian at the Holyoke Library since 2005. My picture book Too Much Glue published by Flashlight Press is scheduled for official release on September 1st. It is already on the shelf at Barnes and Noble nationwide and will be carried by local bookstores as well. I am currently beginning to schedule classroom visits for the fall and winter, and was wondering if it was possible to do so in your school district. For younger grades I would do a typical story time. I would talk about what is was like to write the book incorporating a simple gross motor game and a song, and then I would read the story. I would leave time at the end to sign copies if needed and could also bring along a little take home craft activity for kids. The whole presentation would last about 20-30 minutes. For older kids I would focus more on the process of creating the story, show some of the early sketches and story boards by illustrator Zac Retz and finish with a reading/signing. the book is marketed for kids four to eight years old, but I would be willing to talk with older classes more about the journey from manuscript to publication. I thought it might be fun for kids to have a visit from someone local who wrote a book. I am very willing to work with schools and individual classroom teachers or school librarians to figure out how best to make this program happen. I would ask, if possible, to have a pre-order form distributed about three weeks prior to the visit. I have included the form for you to look at and am willing to have it translated if necessary. The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley has been nice enough to coordinate all pre-orders for school visits and all books will be shipped directly to schools. Below is more information about the book. Feel free to contact me at this email address and I hope to talk to you soon. Thanks in advance.
Jason Lefebvre
My name is Jason Lefebvre and I am from Holyoke, MA. I worked for fifteen years as a preschool paraprofessional in Holyoke and Hadley MA and have been the children's librarian at the Holyoke Library since 2005. My picture book Too Much Glue published by Flashlight Press is scheduled for official release on September 1st. It is already on the shelf at Barnes and Noble nationwide and will be carried by local bookstores as well. I am currently beginning to schedule classroom visits for the fall and winter, and was wondering if it was possible to do so in your school district. For younger grades I would do a typical story time. I would talk about what is was like to write the book incorporating a simple gross motor game and a song, and then I would read the story. I would leave time at the end to sign copies if needed and could also bring along a little take home craft activity for kids. The whole presentation would last about 20-30 minutes. For older kids I would focus more on the process of creating the story, show some of the early sketches and story boards by illustrator Zac Retz and finish with a reading/signing. the book is marketed for kids four to eight years old, but I would be willing to talk with older classes more about the journey from manuscript to publication. I thought it might be fun for kids to have a visit from someone local who wrote a book. I am very willing to work with schools and individual classroom teachers or school librarians to figure out how best to make this program happen. I would ask, if possible, to have a pre-order form distributed about three weeks prior to the visit. I have included the form for you to look at and am willing to have it translated if necessary. The Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley has been nice enough to coordinate all pre-orders for school visits and all books will be shipped directly to schools. Below is more information about the book. Feel free to contact me at this email address and I hope to talk to you soon. Thanks in advance.
Jason Lefebvre
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Torrie Phillips
Library Media Specialist
East Haddam Elementary School
(860) 873-5076