Calendar
Books of Wonder - 2015
October, 2022
October 29, 2022 9am - 4pm
Participating Author @ Kentucky Book Festival, Lexington, KY
May, 2022
May 13, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Gidney Avenue Memorial School, Newburgh, NY
April, 2022
April 19, 2022 7:30pm - 8pm CST
School Visit @ Hawk Hollow School, Bartlett, Illinois
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)
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
March, 2022
March 3, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Romona Elementary School, Wilmette, Illinois
March 3, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Carpenter Elementary School, Park Ridge, Illinois
March 25-27, 2022
Faculty @ SCBWI-Midsouth Spring Conference in Franklin, Tennessee
february, 2022
February 24, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ New Sarum P.S, St. Thomas, Ontario
February 26, 2022 @ 8:00am - 12:00pm
Anderson's Literature Breakfast @ Bobaks Woodridge, Illinois
February 28, 2022
Virtual School Visit @ Blythe Park Elementary, Riverside, Illinois
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.
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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
2020
Virtual School Visit @ Buckeye Union School in El Dorado Hills, California
Virtual School Visit @ Pine Springs School in Holly Springs, North Carolina
Virtual School Visit @ Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos, California
Illinois Reads Event @ Illinois Reading Council Conference in Peoria, Illinois EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New Date is March 12, 2021
Literature and Lunch with students in Texas
Girl Power Hour - a celebration by the kidlit community of the International Day of the Girl. I'll be reading LIKE A GIRL.
Virtual Picture Book Panel @ Fox Cities Book Festival
Faculty @ SCBWI-Midsouth Fall Conference in Franklin, Tennessee EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New date is September 9-12, 2021
SCBWI-Illinois Zoominar - Presenting: Revising Your Picture Book Manuscript, with a focus on word choice and readability.
nErDcampKS in Hesston, Kansas EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New date is June 8, 2021
School Visit @ Lincoln School, Macomb, Illinois EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
School Visit @ Donegal Primary School, Mount Joy, PA EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
2020 Cont.
School Visit @ Pleasantdale School, Burr Ridge, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Anderson's Bookshop, Downers Grove Illinois EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
School Visit @ Roundout School, Lake Forest, Illinois EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Read Between The Lynes, Woodstock, Illinois EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Travel Guide For Monsters Book Launch @ Barbara's Bookstore, Vernon Hills, Illinois EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
School Visit @ Romona Elementary School (my alma mater), Wilmette, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
School Visit @ Romona Elementary School (my alma mater), Wilmette, Illinois
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Illinois Reads Book Festival in Oglesby, Illinois EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 - New date is March 13, 2021
Multiple Skype Visits for World Read Aloud Day
Picture Book Panel @ Sulzer Library, Chicago, IL
Anderson's Literature Breakfast @ Bobaks Woodridge, Illinois