Award-winning children’s book author Mary Amato has moved from MD to NJ. She is now available for both online and in-person visits with a special discount for NJ schools, libraries, and organizations.
- Interactive Assemblies: Author Visit, Writing Process, Writer’s Notebook, and more.
- Classroom Workshops or Residencies: Fiction, Poetry, Songwriting, Play Writing, and more.
Mary’s high-energy sessions get kids and teachers excited about writing and reading. With a background as a classroom teacher and over 20 years experience motivating kids around the country, Mary delivers concrete strategies that work and also weaves in personal stories that range from the humorous to the profound.
Her books The Chicken of the Family, Please Write in this Book, Guitar Notes, and The Word Eater have won top state library awards in MN, OH, UT, and AZ, and the Riot Brothers series is a NJ State Library “Pick of the Decade”. Mary is always working on new books and looks forward to sharing two new books in 2022: a picture book and the second in her latest middle grade series, Star Striker.
Please contact her for more info about her programs and let her know your NJ location for a discount at info (at) maryamato (dot) com or through her website at https://www.maryamato.com.