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Author Visits

A Tiny Tortilla bookstore/​library program is available for storytime hours. It can also be presented to Kindergarten classrooms and preschools. I will do an interactive telling of the story using colorful props, including felt tortillas that turn into the strangest of things.

School Visits

Shimmer the Dragon and I are ready to travel to your school for an author visit.

My programs are:

AM I A DRAGON YET?
For grades 1 and 2 (can include grade 3)
Length: 1 hour

A fun program that explores the imagination as students work to build a character, in this case a dragon, to use in a story. My original story, Am I A Dragon Yet?, is told using a felt-board. Then, with the help of a magic dragon costume, I turn into a dragon, bit by bit, as we discuss all the ideas students can use to create their own dragon characters. At the end, volunteers come up to the "Hot Seat" to tell about their own wonderful dragons.

THE DRAGON FACTORY
For grades 3 and 4 (possible for grade 5)
Length: 1 hour

An expanded version of the first program, with more details about building a strong character. My original story, The Dragon Factory, is read (with a felt board as an aid) and the dragon costume is used to develop the character of a slightly mischievous dragon, named Shimmer. At the end, student volunteers are placed on the "Hot Seat", to create their own dragons on the spot.

THE MASA AND MYSTERY OF WRITING
For grades 5 and 6
Length: 1 hour

A more intensive look at the creative writing process, focusing on generating the ideas for a story. Student volunteers become the Detective, the Mind Reader, and the Schemer as we brainstorm ideas for turning a name into a character and then a story.

TORTILLA FUN
For Kindergarten
Length: 25 minutes

An interactive re-telling of Tiny Tortilla, complete with felt tortillas that turn into the strangest of things.

If you would like more information about a school visit, please email me using the contact form on the Contact page. Please put AUTHOR VISIT in the subject heading.

Selected Works

Free Ebook: New Historical Mystery
A historical mystery about an alley girl named Clare who must solve the mystery of who she really is and what has happened to her mother who has gone missing.
Brand New Titles!
An exciting tale of friendship and overcoming loss for the younger reader.
A modern-day ghost story set against the backdrop of Shakespeare's Macbeth. A brand new ebook for young adults.
Now an Ebook! Chosen Children's Choice for 2003!
Twelve original fairy tales which explore the magic of peacemaking.
Now an Ebook! A Nautilus Award Finalist
A young teen finds herself turning into a dragon... scale by scale, claw by claw.
Award Winning Picture Book
An exciting tale of a girl's wise solution to a dispute between two Cloud Dragons.
A Junior Library Guild Book
Juan Carlos's day turns into a great adventure when a tiny ball of masa, given to him by the old tortilla woman, becomes much more than he ever imagined.
A wonderful springtime adventure for 3rd to 5th grades.