Wow. The students, staff, and parents of Burtonsville ES (MD) were fantastic hosts for author day! I loved meeting everyone and so enjoyed all the stories we created together during the assemblies. Big thanks to everyone, especially media specialist Patricia Warnock-Safford for coordinating my visit. The flowers, cookies, lunch, and beautiful displays were so heartwarming.

Thanks to all the students, staff, and parents of Saint Anastasia School in  Newtown Square, PA, for hosting me on Author’s Day. I loved being with each grade level…so many bright faces, so many great questions, and such fun improv! Thanks to Kathy Zito, parent volunteer, for all her work in coordinating the visit.

Hot off the press…guess what country will be reading this book?

What an honor to be a part of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s Young Authors and Artists Festival. I enjoyed reading students’ stories and seeing their art, speaking with them about writing in assemblies, and meeting staff and students. Thanks to the parents’ association for providing the funding and to Library Director Anne Macdonell for expert coordination.

Check out the mini Mary Amato books students in Ms. Levenson’s class made me!

Great prep was done by staff to make sure students were ready for my visit.

I worked with kids from preschool all the way up to sixth grade. Check out the cute clothespin giraffes from the little ones.

Keep reading and writing and doing lots of art, St. Andrew’s!

It’s always a thrill to walk into a classroom and see a sign that the classroom has been inspired by my book Please Write in This Book to start a classroom journal.

I had a wonderful residency teaching mystery writing at Bannockburn Elementary and noticed this sign in Ms. Obstgarten’s room.