tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post4047704949301059603..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: Getting Ready!Eileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-83606571335267051282012-03-15T02:46:25.479-04:002012-03-15T02:46:25.479-04:00Great ideas, Gale! Showing my many drafts should r...Great ideas, Gale! Showing my many drafts should really give them a picture of my writing process! And I do have some pencil drawings from before the finished artwork (including an earlier draft of the cover). Thanks for the ideas!Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-53430462637924111502012-03-13T13:43:28.448-04:002012-03-13T13:43:28.448-04:00Don' forget to take lots of scribbled on first...Don' forget to take lots of scribbled on first, second, third and fourth drafts to show them - they love to see how many times you wrote the story (and the teachers love it because it stresses rewriting)!<br />And if you're lucky enough to have copies of the artist's many sketches, they love to see them, too.<br />Have a great time!Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-1330462365404655262012-03-12T17:41:49.762-04:002012-03-12T17:41:49.762-04:00That sounds great, Kelly! It is so great that the ...That sounds great, Kelly! It is so great that the kids loved it! And that you could relax! (Normally I'm a pretty good public speaker, but somehow the idea of my first "official author visit" is making me feel a bit nervous. :o) )Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-79958615478629291092012-03-12T07:22:19.403-04:002012-03-12T07:22:19.403-04:00When I visited my old elementary school, I brought...When I visited my old elementary school, I brought in pictures of myself at that age. It was a great ice breaker and the kids loved them. It also made me relaxed so I could read my book and talk about being an author.<br /><br />Good luck!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-15361374078047688322012-03-12T00:12:03.491-04:002012-03-12T00:12:03.491-04:00Thanks, J.A and Ariel,
Getting kids really involv...Thanks, J.A and Ariel,<br /><br />Getting kids really involved and thinking definitely sound like good ideas. I just have to find some good ways to do that... (For the little ones, I'm planning a little truck slumber party, so they should be involved. Now I just have to think up some good involvement for the older kids. :o) )<br /><br />Thanks for the help!Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-36812773445090308782012-03-11T22:14:52.642-04:002012-03-11T22:14:52.642-04:00Brianna--way to go! I agree that getting kids to p...Brianna--way to go! I agree that getting kids to participate des a lot for an author visit. Even in a read aloud I give them jobs to do, like looking for a repeating motif and sticking up their thumbs when they find it, or repeating a refrain when I cue them by cupping my ear. Good luck and have fun!Arielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-51212059883128911242012-03-11T14:35:21.306-04:002012-03-11T14:35:21.306-04:00I've seen several author visits and the ones t...I've seen several author visits and the ones that I thought worked best were the ones that asked the kids to think.<br /><br />Brian Heinz does a terrific job getting the kids to think descriptively -- using good verbs and all five senses.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-30289894632816631552012-03-10T22:30:52.725-05:002012-03-10T22:30:52.725-05:00Thanks for the ideas, guys!
Robin-- Seeing Marc B...Thanks for the ideas, guys!<br /><br />Robin-- Seeing Marc Brown must have been amazing! A class picture for this first visit could be fun. Since it will be a class picture from their very own school (and some of the people I attended school with are now parents of students). :o)<br /><br />Julie-- I will definitely try to be myself. And I agree, hopefully the idea that I once sat right in their seat will be interesting!Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-12572389814720575882012-03-10T17:12:35.567-05:002012-03-10T17:12:35.567-05:00Congratulations Brianna! I agree -- be yourself a...Congratulations Brianna! I agree -- be yourself and the kids will love it -- you're full of enthusiasm and spark. (Giveaways always help too -- got any bookmarks?) <br />They'll also love hearing that you were once sitting right in their seat, in their school.Julie Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474747044429106358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-77919944390331650342012-03-09T20:34:01.741-05:002012-03-09T20:34:01.741-05:00Marc Brown visited my daughter's school last y...Marc Brown visited my daughter's school last year and he was awesome. I think what the kids liked most was learning that he was a "kid like them" before he was a writer and that he drew a lot of his inspiration from his own childhood. He had a slide show - and one of the slides was his class picture, he pointed out the classmates that inspired his characters. Even Mr. Ratburn! Oh, did I mention I was in attendance, and um, loved it too... Just be yourself Brianna! You will be awesome!Robin Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702857007702547325noreply@blogger.com