Oh, the Places I've Been
The best part of being a writer of children's books? Talking to kids and inspiring them to read and write. And hopefully laugh a little, too.
Below is a list of some of the places I I've been and include both in-person and virtual visits and are in absolutely no particular order.
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Star Center School, Pell Lake, WI
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Printers Row Lit Fest, Chicago, IL
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Crafton Elementary, Crafton PA
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Sunset Palms Elementary, Palm Beach, FL
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Ivy Hill Elementary, Arlington Heights, IL
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Westfield Community Schools, Algonquin, IL
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Ripon Middle School, Ripon, WI
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UChicago Charter Donoghue, Chicago, IL
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Schiesher School, Lisle, IL
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QSI International School of Dongguan, Dongguan China
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Eisenhower Public Library, Harwood Heights, IL
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Lincoln Elementary, Norman, OK
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Potowmack School, Sterling, VA
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Tweens Read Festival, Houston, TX
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Elmwood Elementary, Elmwood Park, IL
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Illinois Young Author's Conference, Bloomington, IL
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Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Hermes Elementary, Aurora, IL
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Randall Consolidated School, Burlington, WI
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Manatee Elementary, Brandenton, FL
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Copeland Manor Elementary, Libertyville, IL
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Eastern Pulaski Elementary, Winamac, IN
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St. Vincent de Paul Elementary, Peoria, IL
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East Lawn Elementary, Monticello, IN
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Campbell Christian, Campbell, CA
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ALA (American Library Association Conference), Chicago
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Roosevelt Elementary, Cicero, IL
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Magee Elementary, Corpus Christie, TX
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Kimball Hill School, Rolling Meadows, IL
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Twain Elementary School, Wheeling, IL
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Willow Bend School, Rolling Meadows, IL
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Kluge Elementary, Milwaukee, WI
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Costello Elementary, Troy, MI
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Healy Elementary, Chicago, IL
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Jackson Elementary, Valparaiso, IN
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Chelsea Intermediate, Frankfort, IL
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Townsend Street Elementary, Milwaukee, WI
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Elmwood School, Elmwood Park, IL
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Huebner Elementary, San Antonio, TX
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St. Paul Catholic School, Grosse Point Farms, MI
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Traughber Junior High, Oswego, IL
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Irene King Elementary, Romeoville, IL
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Mary Welsh Elementary, Williamsburg, IA
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Ames Elementary, Riverside, IL
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Felix G Botello Elementary, Dallas, TX
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Margaretta Elementary, Sandusky, OH
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Edith A Bogert Elementary, Upper Saddle River, NJ
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Southridge Elementary, Highland, IN
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Spitzee School, High River, Alberta, Canada
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Wadena County Historical Society, Wadena, MN
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UChicago Charter Donogue Campus, Chicago, IL
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Steuart Weller Elementary, Ashburn, VA
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Healy Elementary, Chicago, IL
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Briar Glen Elementary, Wheaton, IL
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Christina M. Eve Elementary, Miami, FL
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Union Ridge Elementary, Harwood Heights, IL
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Kluge Elementary, Milwaukee, IL
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Lutz Preparatory, Lutz, FL
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Apollo Elementary, Des Plaines, IL
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Meadowland Elementary School, Sterling, VA
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Parkview Elementary, Morton Grove, IL
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Unity Junior High, Cicero, IL
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April is for Authors Conference, Palm Beach, FL
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Lakeview Junior High School, Downers Grove, IL
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AuthorFest, Downers Grove Public LIbrary
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Ames Elementary, Riverside, IL
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C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo), Chicago
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Hirsch Elementary, Fremont, CA
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Oakland Elementary School, Antioch, IL
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Benjamin Elementary School, Bloomington, IL
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Prairie Point Elementary, Oswego, IL
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Pierce Downer Elementary, Downers Grove, IL
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Lester Elementary, Downers Grove, IL
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Libertyville High School, Libertyville, IL
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Zablocki Elementary, Milwaukee, WI
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Downers Grove Public Library, Downers Grove, IL
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Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, IL
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Lake Crest Elementary, Oakland, IL
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Longfellow Elementary, Milwaukee, WI
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Prairieview Elementary, Downers Grove, IL
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Belle Aire Elementary, Downers Grove, IL
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Highland Elementary, Downers Grove, IL
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Central Park Elementary, Midlothian, IL
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Wasco Elementary, Wasco, IL
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Townline Elementary, Vernon Hills, IL
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Grande Park Elementary, Plainfield, IL
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Drexel Elementary, Cicero, IL
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Killlearn Lakes Elementary, Tallahassee, FL
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St. Luke’s School, River Forest, IL
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Highland Park Library, Highland Park, IL
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Lakeview Middle School, Battle Creek, MI
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Bellevue School, Bellevue, IA
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Lincoln Prarie School, Hoffman Estates, IL
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Palmer Elementary School, Baldwinsville, NY
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Whispering Meadows Elementary, Fort Wayne, IN
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St. John's Lutheran School, Racine, WI
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Lynnhaven Elementary, Virginia Beach, VA
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Gates Elementary, Davidson, MI
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Cloverdale Elementary, Carol Stream, IL
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York Avenue Elementary, Lansdale, PA