School Visits

Connecting with Young Kids at Your Author Visits

Whether you’re appearing at an author visit, bookstore event or festival, it makes good sense to consider your audience. If you’re a children’s author, your audience may be, in part, teachers, parents or other adults, for sure. But remember, your #1 audience is kids. So how do you connect with kids at school visits, signings… Read more »

Jean’s Spring 2012 Appearances

Oh goodness! I hope I have time to write. I’m thrilled to be visiting: 2/3/12         CCIRA Session # 410 1:30-2:30 What’s Love Got to Do With It? 2/3/12         CCIRA RMC-SCBWI Booth #73 2:30-4:30 Visiting and Signing 2/27/12       Good Shepherd Catholic School Denver 3/7/12         World Read Aloud Day Special Guest Reader and Skype Sessions… Read more »

Upcoming Events and Appearances

September 22, 2011 – Skype visit with Monroe Catholic School in Fairbanks, Alaska. October 11, 2011 – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT release. YIPPEEEE!! October – November 2011 – LIGHT UP THE NIGHT blog tour. Stay tuned for links. November 7-18, 2011 – LIGHT UP THE LIBRARY auction to benefit the library at Musana Children’s Home… Read more »

Perfect School Visits

I recently got back from two school visits in San Antonio, Texas. I spent Friday morning at Keystone School and the afternoon at St. Anthony School, just blocks away. Four presentations and a full day’s worth of activities later, I headed back to Denver tired but sad it was over. I found out, on this… Read more »