Calendar
Books of Wonder - 2015
May, 2022
May 13, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Gidney Avenue Memorial School, Newburgh, NY
April, 2022
April 21, 2022 9am - 3pm CST
School Visit @ Lincoln School, Macomb, Illinois
April 28, 2022 9am - 3pm CST
School Visit @ Romona School, Wilmette, Illinois (my alma mater)
March, 2022
March 25-27, 2022
Faculty @ SCBWI-Midsouth Spring Conference in Franklin, Tennessee
January, 2022
January 13, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Maplewood Elementary School in Austin, Texas
January 27, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Central Elementary School in Nevada, Iowa
October, 2021
October 11, 2021 @ 10:30 am CST
Girl Power Hour - a celebration by the kidlit community of the International Day of the Girl. I'll be reading LIKE A GIRL. facebook.com/groups/mymessymusekidlit
October 19-20, 2021
Illinois Reading Council Conference in Springfield, Illinois
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
September, 2021
September 17, 2021 - 8:00am - 4:00pm CST
Read Aloud Illinois Day - multiple virtual classroom visits
JUNE, 2021
June 8, 2021 - 9:40 - 10:25am & 10:35 - 11:20am CST
nErDCamp in Hesston, Kansas
June 25, 2021 - 10am - 12:30pm CST
Kids Day Story Time: Read alouds and meet 'n greets at Geneva Public Library in Geneva, IL
MARCH, 2021
March 13, 2021 @ 9:30am - 2pm CST
Illinois Reads Virtual Book Festival
February, 2021
February 3, 2021
14 Skype Visits for World Read Aloud Day
DECEMBER, 2020
December 1, 2020
Virtual School Visit @ Buckeye Union School in El Dorado Hills, California
NOVEMBER, 2020
November 17, 2020
Virtual School Visit @ Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos, California
November 17, 2020
Virtual School Visit @ Pine Springs School in Holly Springs, North Carolina
OCTOBER, 2020
October 1, 2020
Illinois Reads Event @ Illinois Reading Council Conference in Peoria, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New Date is March 12, 2021
October 2, 2020 @ 10:30am CST
Literature and Lunch with students in Texas
October 11, 2020 @ 10:30am CST
Girl Power Hour - a celebration by the kidlit community of the International Day of the Girl. I'll be reading LIKE A GIRL. facebook.com/groups/mymessymusekidlit
October 17, 2020 @ 9am-10am CST
Virtual Picture Book Panel @ Fox Cities Book Festival
SEPTEMBER, 2020
September 11-13, 2020
Faculty @ SCBWI-Midsouth Fall Conference in Franklin, Tennessee
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New date is September 9-12, 2021
September 30, 2020 @ 7pm - 8pm CST
SCBWI-Illinois Zoominar - Presenting: Revising Your Picture Book Manuscript, with a focus on word choice and readability.
JUNE, 2020
June 2, 2020
nErDcampKS in Hesston, Kansas
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New date is June 8, 2021
May, 2020
May 8, 2020 @ 9AM - 3PM CST
School Visit @ Lincoln School, Macomb, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
May 22, 2020 @ 9am - 3pm CST
School Visit @ Donegal Primary School, Mount Joy, PA
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
APRIL, 2020
APRIL 16, 2020 @ 9AM - 3PM CST
School Visit @ Pleasantdale School, Burr Ridge, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
April 16, 2020 @ 7pm - 9pm CST
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Anderson's Bookshop, Downers Grove Illinois
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
April 17, 2020 @ 9am - 3pm CST
School Visit @ Roundout School, Lake Forest, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
April 18, 2020 @ 10:30am - 12pm CST
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Read Between The Lynes, Woodstock, Illinois EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
April 19, 2020 @ 2pm - 4pm CST
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Barbara's Bookstore, Vernon Hills, Illinois EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
April 25, 2020 @ 10:30am - 12:pm CST
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Booked, Evanston, Illinois
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
April 28, 2020 @ 9:00am - 3:00pm CST
School Visit @ Romona Elementary School (my alma mater), Wilmette, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
April 30, 2020 @ 9:00am - 7:00pm CST
School Visit @ Byrd Elementary School, Elk Grove Village, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
MARCH, 2020
March 14, 2020 @ 9:30am - 2pm CST
Illinois Reads Book Festival in Oglesby, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New date is March 13, 2021
FEBRUARY, 2020
February 5, 2020 @ 8am - 4pm CST
Multiple Skype Visits for World Read Aloud Day
February 8, 2020 @ 2pm - 4pm CST
Picture Book Panel @ Sulzer Library, Chicago, IL
February 22, 2020 @ 8am - 12pm CST
Anderson's Literature Breakfast @ Bobaks Woodridge, Illinois