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Enter the Double Dog Dare contest!
Kids ages 6 -13 are invited to make their own Rube Goldberg machine and enter this contest, for a chance to win tons of fabulous prizes!
Learn all about it here >
Praise for Double Dog Dare
See what all the fuss is about >
Check out Lisa's blog!
Visit me every month at Smack Dab in the Middle, the blog I share with several other middle-grade authors.
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Make an umbrella bookmark!
Kids ages 6 -13 are invited to make their own Rube Goldberg machine and enter this contest, for a chance to win tons of fabulous prizes!
Learn all about it here >
Praise for Double Dog Dare
"Lighthearted and humorous!"
"Perceptive and funny!"
"Plenty to make kids laugh!"
"Readers will be hooked!"
Reviewers are gushing about Lisa's latest book!"Perceptive and funny!"
"Plenty to make kids laugh!"
"Readers will be hooked!"
See what all the fuss is about >
Check out Lisa's blog!
Visit me every month at Smack Dab in the Middle, the blog I share with several other middle-grade authors.
Visit my blog >
Make an umbrella bookmark!
Looking for an easy craft project for your home or classroom? Try making this super-fun bookmark, inspired by Umbrella Summer!
Find out how >
Find out how >
Make taffy like Sophie!
Want to make salt water taffy like Sophie and her friends do in Sophie Simon Solves Them All? Read the fun recipe to find out how.
Schools love Lisa!
Lisa's books have been named to a combined twenty-three state reading lists!
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How to host a flawless school visit
Meeting an author is an experience children remember for a lifetime. Here are some planning tips that will help to make the visit memorable and pleasurable for everyone involved.
Preparing for the visit
The most important thing is to make sure the students are prepared—that they are aware the author is coming, that they know who he or she is, and that they have read, or have had read to them, at least a part of one of the author’s books. The students might also visit the author’s website to learn a little about him or her before the visit, and prepare questions in advance.
Next, make sure everyone else is prepared for the visit—the principal, the teachers, and the parents. If possible, invite the principal and parents to attend one of the visits. Everyone should be aware of the day and time of the visit, the author’s work, and how the visit will be beneficial to the students. Teachers might want to integrate ideas from the author visit into future lessons, so ask the author ahead of time if he or she can provide materials or ideas for classroom activities that build off of his or her books.
Lastly, be sure to check with the author about his or her a/v needs, and make sure that everything will be set up well before the students arrive.
Selling the books
An author visit is often more meaningful to a student if he or she can take a book home afterwards. Books may be sold before the day of the visit, or that day. Make sure to allow time at the visit for the author to sign all of the books.
Here is the contact information to order my books directly from the publisher. Schools are offered a 40% discount for all bulk sales.
*To order THE THING ABOUT GEORGIE and UMBRELLA SUMMER: contact the school division at HarperCollins (800-242-7737). [Find the full ordering information here.]
*To order SOPHIE SIMON SOLVES THEM ALL: contact Dustin Ross at Macmillan Special Markets (646-307-5370) or Macmillan Customer Service at (888-330-8477).
*To order DOUBLE DOG DARE: contact Penguin Books for Young Readers (800-526-0275), and press "1" for author visits.
Some local bookstores will also handle bulk book sales, often at a discount. Alternatively, THE THING ABOUT GEORGIE and UMBRELLA SUMMER are currently available in paperback via Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs.
During the presentation
It helps to seat students with their own teachers. Make sure that the author is not in the position of having to act as disciplinarian.
After the presentation
Give the children opportunities to discuss the author’s visit. Some students may want to write to the author, some may want to work on their own stories, and others may want to try writing sequels or new endings to the author’s works. The possibilities for meaningful follow-ups are endless.
More questions? Email me!
Meeting an author is an experience children remember for a lifetime. Here are some planning tips that will help to make the visit memorable and pleasurable for everyone involved.
Preparing for the visit
The most important thing is to make sure the students are prepared—that they are aware the author is coming, that they know who he or she is, and that they have read, or have had read to them, at least a part of one of the author’s books. The students might also visit the author’s website to learn a little about him or her before the visit, and prepare questions in advance.
Next, make sure everyone else is prepared for the visit—the principal, the teachers, and the parents. If possible, invite the principal and parents to attend one of the visits. Everyone should be aware of the day and time of the visit, the author’s work, and how the visit will be beneficial to the students. Teachers might want to integrate ideas from the author visit into future lessons, so ask the author ahead of time if he or she can provide materials or ideas for classroom activities that build off of his or her books.
Lastly, be sure to check with the author about his or her a/v needs, and make sure that everything will be set up well before the students arrive.
Selling the books
An author visit is often more meaningful to a student if he or she can take a book home afterwards. Books may be sold before the day of the visit, or that day. Make sure to allow time at the visit for the author to sign all of the books.
Here is the contact information to order my books directly from the publisher. Schools are offered a 40% discount for all bulk sales.
*To order THE THING ABOUT GEORGIE and UMBRELLA SUMMER: contact the school division at HarperCollins (800-242-7737). [Find the full ordering information here.]
*To order SOPHIE SIMON SOLVES THEM ALL: contact Dustin Ross at Macmillan Special Markets (646-307-5370) or Macmillan Customer Service at (888-330-8477).
*To order DOUBLE DOG DARE: contact Penguin Books for Young Readers (800-526-0275), and press "1" for author visits.
Some local bookstores will also handle bulk book sales, often at a discount. Alternatively, THE THING ABOUT GEORGIE and UMBRELLA SUMMER are currently available in paperback via Scholastic Book Clubs and Book Fairs.
During the presentation
It helps to seat students with their own teachers. Make sure that the author is not in the position of having to act as disciplinarian.
After the presentation
Give the children opportunities to discuss the author’s visit. Some students may want to write to the author, some may want to work on their own stories, and others may want to try writing sequels or new endings to the author’s works. The possibilities for meaningful follow-ups are endless.
More questions? Email me!
