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Washington Post KidsPost Article
KidsPost article by MA about songwriting: My lesson on how to write a simple songwriting parody.
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National Book Festival
I’ll appear in the Washington Post Booth (S4) at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 31st. Read all about it in the KidsPost article.
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Songs For Kids
Mary Amato Music Resources Songbook for some Mary Amato sing-along songs: Packet includes songs from The Riot Brothers, The Good Crooks, and Lucy McGee as well as chords and tips for ukulele. Lucy McGee series resources: Link includes song booklets, mp3s and karaoke mp3s for each book in the series. Songwriting resources for middle and…
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New Jersey School Visits
Big thanks to Christine Kelly at Sussex Avenue Elementary School in Morristown, Mary DeNunzio at South End Elementary School in Cedar Grove, and Linda Leddy at North End Elementary School in Cedar Grove for hosting me. I had fun sharing my childhood diaries and all my tips for writing stories and songs. Students and staff…
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Rock Creek Valley Writing Residency
Thanks to the PTA, especially Rachel Schiffenbauer, the fourth-grade teachers, staff, and students for another fun and productive writing residency at Rock Creek Valley Elementary School. We focused on creating character. Each student chose an animal and, through a writing exercise, developed that character’s personality and motivation. We wrote monologues and also worked on how…
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Writing Day Retreat
Join authors Mary Amato and John Feffer for an energizing mix of writing workshops, one-on-one critiques, group discussion, and time to write. For writers working in any genre—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen or stage play, etc. Use this inspiring day to take a work-in-progress further or to write something completely new. Limited to 25 participants. JANUARY…
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Introducing Lucy McGee
The Lucy McGee Book Series is a collection of books (best for ages 7-10) that feature a girl named Lucy and her friends and family. Lucy is a budding young songwriter and a ukulele player. Each book contains 3-4 songs along with lots of fun extras, such as mp3s, lyric/chord booklets, instructional videos, and more…
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Lucy Launch at Book Expo 2018
I’ll be at Book Expo on Thursday, May 31, launching my new chapter book series with @HolidayHouseBks and signing ARCS from 2-3 pm! See all you book lovers there!
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Rock Creek Valley Residency
What a great school! I loved seeing all students in third through fifth grades for an assembly and then getting the chance to do writing workshops with fourth graders. We focused on developing character and wrote monologues about an unusual day in the life of… whatever animal they wanted to be. I encouraged the writers…