More about School or Library Visits
SCHOOL VISITS
PRESENTATIONS:
Biggety Bat! Hot Diggety!
pre-k through 1st grade, 30 minutes, 5-10 minutes at the end for questions.
Behind the Scenes of an Author
2nd through 3rd grade, 40 minutes, 5-10 minutes at the end for questions.
Research? Are you Kidding?
2nd through 6th grade, 40 minutes, 5-10 minutes at the end for questions.
Parts of Speech Can Be Fun—No Kidding!
4th through 6th grade, 40 minutes, 5-10 minutes at the end for questions.
To book author presentations, please visit my website at anningalls.com. You can contact me at ann.ingalls.books@gmail.com or through my website.
I love visiting schools and talking with students and teachers about writing picture books and hopefully shedding some light on just how a picture book is created.
Picture of me
Presentation length: Presentations for K-1 last approximately 30 minutes with 5-10 minutes at the end for questions.
For other age groups, presentations last 40 minutes with 5-10 minutes for questions.
The audience: I enjoy speaking to kindergarteners and adults and all ages between. Because I adjust my presentation to fit the audience, I prefer to address groups of similar age if possible. I like to keep presentations for K/1 to about 100 people, not more, and I so appreciate having teachers be part of that mix for crowd control.
Materials I will need:
- A computer connected to a projector. I will bring my PowerPoint presentation on a flash drive. (Please have someone familiar with your projector available to assist with set-up, including adjusting focus & keystone distortion.)
- A USB remote so that I may advance the “slides” from my speaking location.
- A screen (The bigger, the better—especially if the presentation takes place in a gymnasium)
- A table at the front of the room
- A microphone, if necessary
- Drinking water
Venue: The room you select should comfortably accommodate the audience and be conducive to viewing projected images. Please do a trial run in advance to be sure the room can become sufficiently dark and that all of the equipment is in working order.
Schedule: I will do up to four presentations in a school day.
Book signing: There are two ways to handle book signing. One is to have the children present when I sign their book. This can be done between presentations or after the final presentation. The other is to collect all of the books and schedule a block of time when I can sign. In either case, please place a sticky note on the title page with the child’s first name (or for whom the book is to be inscribed).
Honorarium:
- $250 per presentation, for up to 4 presentations during the day
Travel Fees: If I drive to your location and you are located more than 100 miles from my home in near Liberty, Missouri, there is a mileage fee equal to that allowed by the IRS (currently 51 cents/mile). If flying to your location, I will make airline reservations (direct flight, if possible). The host will reimburse me for the cost of airline tickets at the conclusion of the visit. If an overnight stay is required, the host is responsible for reserving and paying for lodging. Honorarium and fees are due at the conclusion of the visit. Once we’ve arranged a visit, I will mail a packet including book ordering information, my photo, and a letter of agreement.