30 years of Authors in April!
I had such a great experience there.
Showing posts with label Authors in April. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Authors in April. Show all posts
Monday, April 15, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Authors in April
Authors in April is an AMAZING annual event in Rochester, Michigan.
Now celebrating its THIRTIETH year!!!!
I had the great honor of participating.
Monday, July 2, 2012
I love kids
When I was visiting schools in Rochester, Michigan, for Authors in April, some of the schools asked students to prepare a little skit to introduce me.
Here is one of them:
Student #1: Rachel...Rachel...Rachel! Are you listening to me?
Student #2: Wait, what did you say, Maya? I didn't hear you. I can't stop reading this book. I read the first sentence and it literally pulled me right in.
Student #1: What book are you reading?
Student #2: Really? You don't know what book this is? It's Greetings from Nowhere, only written by the best author ever known. Do you know who that is?
Student #1: Ummm, I don't know. Is it Cynthia Rylant?
Student #2: No, silly! It's Barbara O'Connor.
Student #1: Do you mean the Barbara O'Connor who wrote my favorite book, The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester?
Student #2: Yep. That's correct.
Student #1: You know she's here right now, don't you, Rachel?
Student #2: Really? You have to be kidding. Barbara O'Connor lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Student #1: Well, turn around.
Student #2: Am I hallucinating or is it really Barbara O'Connor?
Student #1: It's her Rachel!
Both students: Now, introducing the fantastic author of all these books, Barbara O'Connor
[Note: The students had read on my website that my favorite author is Cynthia Rylant. hahaha]
Here is one of them:
Student #1: Rachel...Rachel...Rachel! Are you listening to me?
Student #2: Wait, what did you say, Maya? I didn't hear you. I can't stop reading this book. I read the first sentence and it literally pulled me right in.
Student #1: What book are you reading?
Student #2: Really? You don't know what book this is? It's Greetings from Nowhere, only written by the best author ever known. Do you know who that is?
Student #1: Ummm, I don't know. Is it Cynthia Rylant?
Student #2: No, silly! It's Barbara O'Connor.
Student #1: Do you mean the Barbara O'Connor who wrote my favorite book, The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester?
Student #2: Yep. That's correct.
Student #1: You know she's here right now, don't you, Rachel?
Student #2: Really? You have to be kidding. Barbara O'Connor lives in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Student #1: Well, turn around.
Student #2: Am I hallucinating or is it really Barbara O'Connor?
Student #1: It's her Rachel!
Both students: Now, introducing the fantastic author of all these books, Barbara O'Connor
[Note: The students had read on my website that my favorite author is Cynthia Rylant. hahaha]
Monday, May 28, 2012
Winning Bookmarks
I love these bookmarks that were the winners of a contest at Hamlin Elementary School in Rochester, MI
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| Reading Leads to Small Adventures by Jaden Sun |
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| Dogs Read, Too! by Ashley Adiwidjaja (I like "How to Steal a Bone" and "How to Get Jerky") |
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Authors in April: Day 5
Baldwin Elementary
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| Motels for Greetings from Nowhere |
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| Don't be Fickle; Stay at the Pickle! (Thank you, Isabelle) |
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| I think I've stayed here before. |
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| Fourth graders designed submarines |
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| Designed by one of my greeters |
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| Another one of my greeters drew this. |
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| And another greeter drew this one. |
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| (left to right) Davon, Megan, Isabelle, me, Jakson (front), Bennett, and library media specialist, Mr. Morris (back) |
University Hills Elementary
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| The fifth graders designed hotels |
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| The fourth graders made great frogs! (The pics turned out too dark to see but I looked at every one of them. Thank you, 4th graders!) |
Hampton Elementary
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| Amazing little boats with great questions tucked inside |
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| Submarines |
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| (left to right) Media specialist Jennifer Bachman, me, Terry Hetrick, Amy Schuster |
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| My wonderful driver for the day (left) Lisa Wattai |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Authors in April: Day 4
Meadow Brook Elementary
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| The students designed postcards for Greetings from Nowhere. |
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| Greetings from the Detroit Zoo! |
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| Greetings from Colorado! |
McGregor Elementary
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| Yoohoo boats! |
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| Lost dog signs |
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| The students made amazing dioramas! |
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| A motel with a swimming pool. |
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| The Lights, Camera, Action Club: Ryan, Oscar and Hannah |
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| Here I am with Robert, Julian and Kylee |
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| Here I am with Amber and Mahima. |
Holy Family
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| A submarine diorama for The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester |
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| A How to Steal a Dog diorama |
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| Students with their projects |
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| Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia diorama |
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| The students designed their own book jackets and wrote flap copy. |
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| I got reviewed in the New York Times! |
Our last dinner together
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| (left to right) Shelley Pearsall, Mary Casanova, Maryann Cocca-Leffler, me |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Authors in April: Day 3
Musson Elementary
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| The students had the answers! |
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| Bookmarks |
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| The students designed hotels. |
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| A door decorated for The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis. Check out the Yoohoo boats. |
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| The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester door |
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| Greetings from Mr. Peterson's Class |
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| Greetings from Musson |
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| Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia |
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| This is Hopper, a real frog! |
Delta Kelly Elementary
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| The students designed their own motels and hotels. |
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| My greeter, Maddy, drew this underwater Hotel of Atlantis. |
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| My other greeter, Lainey, drew this submarine. |
Hugger Elementary
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| What a lovely greeting! Thank you, Lauren, Chloe and Charlotte. |
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| Posters for How to Steal a Dog |
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| Posters for Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia |
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| The students made great posters with story elements, like characters and plot. |
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