[CASL-L] Visiting Author Suggestions K2

[Kathy McNeiece]

We had Deborah Freedman last year for k-4. They loved her. She is such a
nice person and local to CT! She lives in Hamden.
Kathy

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 1:31 PM Bjorklund, Bev <bjorklundb at newtown.k12.ct.us>
wrote:

> We have had a number of very successful author visits over the past few
> years.  All cost in the $1100-1500 range plus hotel cost.
> Steve Swinburne - Vermont  Primarily non fiction (all ages) but some
> picture books.  Science based and he plays the ukulele
> Lita Judge -  New Hampshire  Fiction and nonfiction (all ages); excellent,
> engaging presentations on lots of different topics.
> Marty Kelley - New Hampshire  Great presenter, very engaging, very funny
> kept all the kids (K-4) engaged
> Melissa Stewart - Massachusetts Excellent science books.  Low key but LOTS
> of information and involvement (readers theater)
> Elise Broach - Connecticut Primarily chapter books with a few picture
> books  Very interesting
>
> I consider Steve, Lita, and Marty personal friends so please let them know
> I recommended them for a school visit.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> bev
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 12:57 PM Stephanie Robinson <
> srobinson at region15.org> wrote:
>
>> We have had some amazing authors come and visit our school recently. Very
>> reasonable.
>>
>> Shelley Gill- lives in Alaska, but paid air fair (we paid hotel for the
>> night) and she was $1400. She is a visit that everyone at my school still
>> talks about. Very engaging!
>>
>> Elise Broach- lives in CT- has The Miniature World of Marvin and James
>> series and picture books. All my K-2 loves Marvin and James. $1600 for
>> three 50-minute presentations and a book-signing, with no more than 4 1/2
>> hours at the school
>>
>> Sarah Albee- lives in CT (worked on Sesame Street and did a great job
>> with K-2 crowd. Has lots of non-fiction books) $1500 but does multiple
>> school discount.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 4:14 PM Sarah Lynch via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Not sure of the current cost, but I highly recommend Mike Curato. He
>>> lives in the Northampton, MA area so you wouldn't have to pay for any
>>> travel extras and he was fabulous! We hosted him for K-2 in Dec. 2017 and
>>> kids are still talking about him a year later. A student was just talking
>>> about his visit today. Because he is an illustrator and author, he does a
>>> nice drawing session where the students are his art directors. His books
>>> are diverse and he was excellent at presenting to a younger crowd. The
>>> adults and kids all really enjoyed his presentation.
>>>
>>> He books through this website now https://theauthorvillage.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> Sarah Lynch, National Board Certified Library Media Specialist
>>> Wolcott Elementary- West Hartford Public Schools
>>> 71 Wolcott Rd., West Hartford, CT 06110
>>> Telephone: 860-561-2300 Ext. 3638
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 1:24 PM Berardino, Pamela <
>>> pberardino at tolland.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  We have $2,000 for an author visit for our pre-K to 2 school. Any
>>>> suggestions? Thanks in advance!
>>>>
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Hamden Hall Country Day School
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