Making the Most of Your Author Visits- Part III by Jennifer M. Barnes
How do authors promote their books effectively? During my thirty years of teaching, I had the privilege of hosting incredible authors in my classroom and school. I believe the ideas I’ve documented from their visits will help us as we plan our own author visits. First, pray. Sharing stories with children brings challenges. Some authors […]
Making the Most of Your Author Visits- Part II by Jennifer Mills Barnes
Remember The Best Christmas Pageant Ever? Author Barbara Robinson penned the antics of the Herdman kids hearing the Christmas story for the first time. One of my favorite memories was watching twenty-two first-graders squeeze closer to her for a photo. As the kids bumped, she laughed. “Wouldn’t this be a great idea for a book?” At […]
Making the Most of Your Author Visits by Jennifer Mills Barnes
Today we welcome a new blogger to our team. Jennifer M. Barnes is a retired kindergarten and first-grade teacher and will draw from those experiences in her upcoming posts. She is thrilled to be part of our blogging team and we’re excited to have her! **** “So, tell me about this new kid,” a kindergarten […]
Inspiring Younger Students with a School Presentation
Recently, I was invited to Smiley Elementary School in Redlands, California to give two author presentations for Read Across America week. The groups were to be divided into Kindergarten to 2nd grade and 3rd to 5th grade. The original understanding was to present my book, The Declaration of Independence from A to Z, but I […]