Authors, Language Arts, Storytelling

Steven Michael Harris, author of This Is My Trunk (Atheneum Publishers), has delivered his extremely funny and educational presentations on the topic of writing to students in over 4,000 schools. This author's program has now been seen by more than a million people. (An online copy of the book is available to be read by going through the home page of this website.)
Storyteller.net - a resource for storytellers and finding storytellers.
Jay Mankita presents a variety of school presentations, alone and with other artists, that involve music and storytelling.
Tom Callinan and Ann Shapiro: With dozens of participatory program offerings to choose from, this Connecticut-based husband and wife duo has performed in schools, libraries, etc. (as solo artists and/or their duo) for 30 years.
Dianne de Las Casas says that "stories have an incredible way of connecting people. When you share a story with someone else, you are sharing a little bit of your soul."
Susan Marie Frontczak draws on a twelve year career as a professional storyteller/presenter.
Amy McDonald provides several school presentations and offers residency programs as well.
Linda Oatman High: School visits are available for any age group, from preschool to college. Presentations include a slide show "Writing To The Beat of a Different Drummer," as well as questions/answers and booksigning.
Charles Lovett is an author and teacher who has written books on topics ranging from book collecting to the Olympic Marathon. He currently serves as Writer in residence at Summit School, Winston-Salem, NC. Mr. Lovett has lectured in the United States and Europe, and is available for presentations on writing, Lewis Carroll, the English Church, and other topics.
Teri Daniels has two school presentations. For K-6 her "can do" attitude is infectious as she shares the wonder of practice makes perfect, and the fun of creating picture books. For 4-6 her program is designed to take the fear out of fiction writing. Through print, pictures and improvisation, children learn how to create a complete story in seven manageable steps.
Danny and Kim Adlerman (Author and Illustrator): We have appeared in front of classes ranging from pre-school to 6th grade, and so we tailor our appearances to our audience.
Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center's index to author and illustrator Internet sites. The ISLMC is a meta-site designed to foster easy access to curriculum related sites for teachers, school librarians, parents and students.
Author Illustrator Source, the place to find Published Authors or Illustrators who make School Visits to Enrich your Curriculum at all grade levels of Public and Private Schools.
The League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling (LANES) has a website with links to many storytellers working in the area and links to many other storytelling organizations.
Would you like to have your own personal visit from Joel Kimball and Drippy the Raindrop? Well, you can!
Gerald Hausman's programs are a combination of entertainment and audience involvement. They are tailored to a workshop, lecture, reading, active storytelling,or a combination of all of these. Generally he speaks about the natural world, his love of animals and native cultures. In his storytelling programs, he is noted for creating a host of ambient sounds of all kinds.
Come along with storyteller Sean Driscoll on an exciting musical storytelling journey. Whether by boat, plane or train you will listen to stories around the world and even your own backyard. Your adventure will surely fill your eyes and ears with delight.
Storyteller, actress, and writer Karen Vuranch is known for her traditional storytelling, plays based on oral history, and living history presentations of famous American women.
Jon Spelman: A professional storyteller since 1980, Jon knows more than 24 hours of stories. He performs almost anywhere: including theatres, schools, arts centers, living rooms, board rooms, museums, and libraries.
Join Storyteller Alan Irvine and journey into adventure. Hide from vengeful ghosts. March with rebellious Whiskey Boys. Wrestle angry giants. Drive steel with John Henry. Explore Ireland and Turkey, Africa and Iceland, Frontier Pennsylvania and worlds of magic and wonder!
Mel Glenn wrote Split Image, Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? and Foreign Exchange.
Betsy and Giulio Maestro collaborated on The Voice of the People, The Story of the Statue of Liberty, The Story of Money and Liberty or Death.
Pat Schories illustrated Biscuit Story Collection, Biscuit and the Baby, Breakfast for Jack, and Jack and the Missing Piece.
Sarah Weeks wrote So B. It, Regular Guy, Follow the Moon, and My Guy.
Timothy Tocher is the author of Long Shot, and Playing for Pride.
When Mike Artell visits your school, the first thing he will do is read from some of his books and explain how he got the ideas. Mike has written and illustrated award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children as young as 2 and as old as 12. Mike has also written and illustrated award-winning teacher resource books on a variety of subjects including young authorship.
Invite an Author to Your School, a page of links to many who make appearances hosted by Author Jim Magdanz.
Keith Munslow is a musician/storyteller/visual artist living in Providence, RI who works extensively in New England and other areas. He presents school assemblies and family concerts as well as teaching story writing, song writing and illustration.
Storybook Lady: Julie Silverman-Ditton has a degree in education and experience teaching children at all grade levels, but her first love has always been theatre. She combined her talents and became a storyteller - performing and teaching literature at the same time. Her programs make the stories come alive, both entertaining and educating the listener.
Fran Stallings grew up in a tradition of family storytelling and conducts workshops, residencies, and festival performances nationwide. One of her popular offerings is environmental storytelling. Besides her solo presentations, she also presents programs with traditional Japanese storyteller Hiroko Fujita, who visits the States every spring.
Charles Ghigna "The Poems & Pranks of Father Goose." Each performance includes a humorous, entertaining and instructional poetry program designed to motivate children to read and write poetry. I visit 30-40 schools each year and present two large group assembly programs at each school (K-3, 4-5).
Barbara O'Connor: "As a children's author, I love meeting the children I write for and sharing some of my experiences and expertise with them. Children love to meet real live authors - and I love to meet real live readers!"
Illustrator Janet Stevens spends quite a bit of time visiting schools and libraries all over the United States.
Fred Bortz, author of science and technology books for young readers. Schools everywhere say: A Day with "Dr. Fred" = Fascinating Science + Great Writing + Enthusiasm.
Vicki Cobb's SCIENCE SURPRISES is a highly entertaining fast-paced, one-woman show that is guaranteed to captivate kids and their teachers. Her award-winning science books were entertaining enough to grant Vicki an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman and Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
Author of many popular fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, Beatrice Gormley tells students the dramatic story of how she became a writer. In the process, she excites students' interest in writing and reading, expands students' knowledge about book writing and publishing, and shows how to reach a goal through persistance.
Storyteller Joe Wos leads students on a creative journey through the art of storytelling. Through folktales and original stories, students will explore the elements for effective storytelling.
Dan Gutman has written many children's books about sports and uses kids' natural interest in sports to get them interested in reading and writing.
Suse MacDonald's presentations, appropriate for K-5, involve students in the process of creating a picture book. Suse uses everyday number and letter shapes to draw exotic animals and birds, encouraging observational and problem-solving skills that help kids reach beyond the ordinary and the familiar.
The Icefire Performance Group is a national touring company, providing students and teachers of literature, science, drama and language arts with original musical adaptations of classic and original stories.
Michael Dooling brings a new perspective and excitement with a history lesson and an art lesson in his school program,“History through Picture Books!”
Dan LeMonnier has been caught telling storiesall his life, but began professionally in 1983 when asked by Encyclopedia Britannica to develop an educational show that would be of interest to children. He created Spinnin' Yarns as an introduction to the American Oral Tradition and Music. As a singer, actor, storyteller and writer, Dan performs world wide, delighting audiences of all ages with his renditions of American folklore, literature, tall tales and music.
Zap Entertainment features a variety of performers who perform in schools with a variety of themes: science, math, magic, juggling, history, reading, self-esteem and more.
Dave Ross, nearly famous children's author, illustrator and all round nice guy. Also will find links to many authors on his site.
Hans Wilhelm. Author and illustrator of more than l00 books for children and adults with total sales of 15 million copies. His books have been translated into l8 languages and have won numerous international awards and prizes.
Chris K. Soentpiet. Award-winning multi-cultural author/illustrator would love to visit your school. Visit his website for information on his program, awards and books!
Bob Friedhoffer, author. His Magic Tricks - Science Facts assembly, an educational and entertaining school auditorium program., is currently being presented to the children and young adults in school systems around the USA.
Workshops Given by Joan Irvine, The Pop-up Lady. "I can show you my books and how to make a pop-up."
Kevin Major. Over the past eighteen years, I have given hundreds of talks to students and adults, all across Canada, and in the U.S.
Michael Elsohn Ross- author of nature and science books for kids and Sandbox Scientists - a guide to setting up science activities for 2-8 year olds.
Evelyn Clarke Mott is a children's book author and illustrator of seven books for children of all ages.
Barry Louis Polisar is available to spend a day--or a week--at your school. He can meet with small groups and present a poetry writing workshop where elementary and middle school-aged children can write poems in a personalized setting or he can present his popular "writer's workshops" where students can "meet-the-author.
Author/Computer Illustrator, Bill Dallas Lewis has been invited to make presentations in schools, conferences, teacher in-services , radio and television shows from Canada to South Carolina. Using the hottest technology available, he encourages kindergarteners through superintendents how to have fun, Dreaming, Reading, Writing, and Using Technology.
Jim Aylesworth. This award winning teacher and author has many valuable lessons for young and old alike about the importance of courage, dedication and perseverance. He can inspire large groups as well as small to include more reading and writing in their lives.
As an author and illustrator, Gary Harbo teaches art lessons to over 25,000 elementary school children every year.
Ken Corsbie is Caribbean Voices: Storyist, Dramatist, Humorist, Teacher & Poetry Performer. My Stories are mostly of and from Guyana and the Caribbean - folktales, literary tales, personal life Story, action or oral/aural poetry, humor - my own experiences, from the best of the region's story writers, song makers, poets and playwrights.
Award-winning Master Talesman and Children's Author Odds Bodkin has performed professionally for fifteen years and worked with children for twenty-five. PARENTS' Magazine describes him as "a storyteller supreme."
Hardy Garrison has been weaving stories for adults and kids of all ages since 1983, presenting programs for public libraries and schools, as well as for other groups and events. Actor, educator, puppeteer, and storyteller, Hardy has entertained audiences in every corner of the state (and points beyond) with his unique "Story Guy" versions of folktales from around the globe.
Poetry Alive!'s high-energy assembly shows are presented by a team of two professional performers. Student audiences range from kindergarten through the university level. A typical 35-50 minute show includes 20-25 poems tailored to fit the ages and interests of the audience.
Tom McCabe offers a wide range of assembly programs which can be tailored to age and ability. Progams include: Storytelling and Writing, Mythology, Aesop's Fabulous Fables, Read!, Tales From History and Conflict Resolution.
In Addition to our school assemblies we offer FAMILY NIGHT: an evening program for students and their families. The Act!vated Storytellers of L'Eau Theque Productions have been bringing literature based productions to schools, libraries, museums, bookstores, and other places where children and their families gather, for over 12 years.
Author Brian Cleary is available to speak to educators, librarians and school audiences. Cleary, 40, credits his success as a children's humor writer to the fact that he remembers being the kid who didn't "get it," and for whom humor was finally the hook that captured his attention.

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