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| Photo courtesy of Kathy Kaldenberg |
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| Pa Lia's First Day |
It's always fun for author / illustrators to meet and talk to the readers of their books. On April 22, 2013, Michelle Edwards was able to meet some enthusiastic readers at Lakeview Elementary School in Solon Iowa. Michelle was able to focus in on information about how she wrote and illustrated
Pa Lia's First Day. The story deals with a second grader who is anxious about starting a new school. Her first efforts accidentally gets the only kids who have been nice to her in trouble. During her presentation Michelle was able to speak about the widest range of topics including: writing--taking an
idea and making a story, illustrating-the how and why from sketches to
finishes, art, as well as Lois Lenski and issues of culture and
diversity. Students were especially interested in the art component the influences on her illustration style and media.
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| Knitter's Home Companion |
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| Chicken Man |
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| Room for the Baby |
Michelle Edwards most recent title is
Room for the Baby. She is also author of the popular
Chicken Man, as well as, a book for adult readers (although several of the stories would resonate with intermediate and middle grade readers as mentor texts for their own writing). The title
Knitter's Home Companion is a collections of memoir type stories, interlaced with knitting patterns, a many references to classic stories -- both adult and children's tales. Both Michelle and the students seem to enjoy (and learn) from the day.
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Thanks to Kathy Kaldenberg for the photographs from this author appearance.
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| Photo courtesy of Kathy Kaldenberg |
McBookwords
has a dozen or more authors that speak with young readers. If you
would like to investigate having an author visit your school or library
-- for an author appearance
please
contact us at McBookwords.
Each of these authors often speak in schools with young readers, and
at all types of groups that are interested in literacy and books.
Authors/illlustrators can provide so much in terms of background and inspiration for reading and writing.
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