[CASL-L] Author suggestions?

[Angela Antonelli]

These are all great - thank you! 

So, not to throw a wrench in the works, but we are being asked to seek an author from an underrepresented/background  category (BIPOC, etc.).  Any thoughts there? 

Angela Antonelli


> On Oct 11, 2022, at 2:51 PM, Leslie Poulos <l_poulos at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Charles R Smith, Jr.
> Fantastic! Lots of poetry/picture books.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Oct 11, 2022, at 2:33 PM, Pia Ledina <info at turningthepagebooks.com> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Josh Funk (Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, My Pet Feet, etc), without hesitation - I hooked him up with the entire K-4 population of Trumbull Public Schools virtually during the pandemic and he was phenomenal... and he did an in-person storytime at my bookshop on 10/1 and had the 50 person crowd waiting on every word!!
>> 
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>>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 12:19 PM Angela Antonelli <aantonelli at avon.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>>> Thanks for the feedback, everyone!  
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 12:03 PM Jenny Lussier <jlussier at rsd13.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi all - I would highly recommend both of those suggestions.
>>>> 
>>>> Jenny
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 11:48 AM Allison Loiseau <librarianallie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> We just had Bill Thomson at Mitchell Elementary (PreK-5) and it was incredible! Highly recommend!
>>>>> Allison 
>>>>> http://www.billthomson.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 7:57 AM Angela Antonelli <aantonelli at avon.k12.ct.us> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We are looking for suggestions for relatively local, well-known authors who do engaging presentations. We are looking for someone to come and do a whole-school presentation suitable for K-4. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can provide!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Angela
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> Angela Antonelli
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>>>>>> Pine Grove School 
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