Congrats Maddie!

Here is the Contest winner from Miss Schaufele's Kindergarten class at Flint Lake Elementary. Your Coloring Book and the School's donation check will be out in the mail today! Thanks for participating.

More Valpo Memories

Loved Reading to these 1st graders!!!!

Queen Creek Library Preschool Story Time

Thank you Lizzie and the QC Library for having me as your featured Author during story time today! It was a lot of fun reading and doing a coloring activity with the kids!

Paxton & Mali Love the News!

Click to view the article on the front page of San Tan Valley.com today!!!!!! San Tan Valley News Article

More little Fans!

More little fans are super cute. The excitement these kids display when reading or coloring Paxton & Mali makes me smile every time! What joy to be a kid! 

Enjoy Audrey and Robert! Thanks for sharing the photos Brie. 

Wednesday October 16th

Join me locals with children ages 3-6 this coming Wednesday at the Queen Creek Library Preschool story hour! I will be sharing my story, Paxton & Mali Find Their Boat from 11:15-11:45 with activity. Make sure to come early to get a good seat!

Jane Ball 2nd Grade Writer's Workshops!

It was a fun time speaking with each of the 2nd grade classes at my old stomping ground of Jane Ball in Cedar Lake, IN last Thursday! It was neat to learn about what each class knew and were learning about the writing process! I loved sharing my story and how I got to become a published author! Keep up the good work kids!

Contest Winners! SJE

Thanks to all the kids who participated in the coloring book color contest giveaway! We had a hard time deciding a winner and chose one kid from each grade that participated. The winners are the following. 1st grade Rachel, Pre-K John, Kinder Avery, 2nd grade Melanie! Good job students! Keep up the good work and enjoying coloring your new books!

Flink Lake Elementary in Valparaiso, IN

Thanks to my childhood friend Cassie and her sister Lindsay I was able to also visit Flint Lake Elementary School this past week and read to the Kindergarten and 1st grades! The children were attentive and fascinated by my story. They learned about what a publishing company is and the process associated with writing and publishing a book. They had the opportunity to take home order forms to order a copy and I eagerly await the results. Their school will receive $1 per book given back to the school! It is refreshing to see such great teachers working to educate our country's children! Keep up the good work!

I made the NW Indiana Times Newspaper

I MADE THE PAPER

Return to SJE- Student Turned Author Visits School

What a welcoming I had on Monday when I returned to SJE after not attending since the 5th in the 1980's. I read my book to Pre-K to 2nd Grader. It was a blast listening to the kids and reading in each individual classroom! I had a chance to say hi to my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Adams who still teaches there. Renee in Marketing and the preschool teacher MaryTherese were incremental in my visit. The Northwest Indiana Times and the Northwest Indiana Catholic also came to interview and take pictures. I felt like a celebrity! Reading to the kids and telling the kids about the writing process as well as emphasizing the importance of imagination in a child's growth were definite highlights of my trip! We also entertained a coloring contest that each grade participated in for a coloring book prize version of Paxton and Mali Find Their Boat. There were 4 winners from Pre-K, K, 1st and 2nd grade!