Wilson School’s 50th!

May 17, 2010 Today, I had the opportunity to give a presentation at my old elementary school as part of the school’s big 50th Birthday Celebration. The entire student body was in attendance (grades K-6) which included 550 students (plus the teachers and staff). Isn’t it cool that during the school’s 50th year there were [...]

Park View Elementary School

May 5, 2010 Today I visited the first graders at Park View Elementary School. I simplified the presentation for my young audience. I spoke briefly about the different types of writing that people do. Then, I talked about a couple of my books including The Backyard Flower Garden for Kids. I talked about this particular [...]

UCF Inaugural Book Festival — Day 2

April 17, 2010 The second day of the Book Festival was a wee bit more relaxing. My role was simple: come to the festival and enjoy it. And so I did. I spent most of my time in the Scholastic Book Fair. My most favorite part was getting to see the replica of a NASA [...]

UCF Inaugural Book Festival — Day 1

April 16, 2010 Last fall, I was invited to be one of the children’s authors to present at the University of Central Florida’s Inaugural Book Festival on April 16 and 17, 2010. Over Christmas break, I autographed approximately 160 books which were to be donated to eight fourth grade classes in two Central Florida area [...]

Narcoossee Elementary School. Narcoossee, Florida.

April 15, 2010 This morning, I visited Narcoossee Elementary School in Narcoossee, Florida and met with approximately 600 students. I gave three presentations in the school cafeteria for third, fourth, and fifth grades. Each presentation lasted approximately 25 minutes with some time for Q & A at the end. The students were fantastic. The only [...]