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2011 Author Visits

CCIRA is very excited to offer our Colorado schools a wonderful list of authors for school visits in February 2011! The authors that come to the conference look forward to visiting your schools and interacting with students. We hope that you will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

Even if you have never scheduled an author visit before, CCIRA is here to help. We can provide lots of information about creating a schedule, ordering books, and making your day special for both the author and your students.

Please read the descriptions carefully, and visit an author's website for more information about each author. Note that some authors/presenters also do small writing workshops with students, and some do professional development with staff.

Authors are available the week of the conference, January 31, 2011, unless noted. Some authors are available the week before or after the conference.
Presentation formats may vary with authors, typically K-2 for 30 minutes, grades 3-12 approximately 40-50 minutes. Most authors will do three presentations in a day, plus a book signing.
Costs range from $600 to $2800.
Schools are responsible for transporting the author from and to the Mariott unless otherwise noted.
Scheduling will begin by email on August 1, 2010 at 12:00 noon at sdalton.ccira@gmail.com and will be scheduled in the order they are received. Please do not send your requests before noon on Aug 1.
Contact Susan Dalton, Conference Coordinator, with questions and specifics about costs and programs: sdalton.ccira@gmail.com

Author	Days for school visits	Grade levels	Books
Toni Buzzeo	M-T-W Jan 31, Feb 1, 2	Elem	http://www.tonibuzzeo.com The Sea Chest Dawdle Duckling Our Librarian Won't Tell Us Anything No T. Rex in the Library Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten
Sneed Collard	Jan 24-25-26-27-28 week before conf Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3 week of conf 3 assemblies per school full day	Elem & Middle	www.sneedbcollardiii.com The World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale The Governor's Dog is Missing Shep-Our Most Loyal Dog Double Eagle (YA novel) Teeth Wings
Anthony Fredericks	M-T-W Jan 31, Feb -1-2 Will also do schools in Roaring Fork area, plus Eagle, Delta, Montrose, Rifle and Paonia	Elem	Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs A is for Anaconda: A Rainforest Alphabet Near One Cattail: Turtles, Logs and Leaping Frogs The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats and Leaping Rats On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks and a Few More Icks
Gene Gagliano	M-T-W Jan 31, Feb 1-2 3 assemblies per school	Elem	www.gargene.com My Teacher Dances on the Desk V is for Venus Flytrap, a Plant Alphabet C is for Cowboy, a Wyoming Alphabet Four Wheels West, A Wyoming Number Book Dee the Mammoth (release date - November 2010)
Steve Gray	M-T-W-F Jan 31, Feb 1, 2, 4 Will present w/Jennifer Ward also (see below)	Elem	http://www.stevegrayillustration.com Illustrator for: Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cow There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog
Mary Downing Hahn	W-Th-Fri Feb 2-3-4 Groups of 75-110 Max 3 assemblies/day	3-6 only	Deep, Dark, and Dangerous (CCBA Winner 2010)
Julie Herrera	T-W-Fri Feb 1-2, 4 Storyteller Also does teacher workshops Also does small group wkshps with kids	Elem	www.storiesbyjulie.com Presentations: Folktales from Around the World
Esther Hershenhorn	Fri only Feb 4 Only does small group writing wkshps (up to 50 kids) Will do up to three workshops/day	Elem	www.estherhershenhorn.com Blog: www.teachingauthors.com S is for Story: A Writer's Alphabet
Laurie Keller	M-T-W-F Jan 31, Feb 1-2, 4 (no more than 3) Up to 4 assemblies/day, 3 preferred	Elem	www.lauriekeller.com The Scrambled States of America Open Wide: Tooth School Inside Arnie the Doughnut Do Unto Otters The Scrambled States of America Talent Show Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard
Jane Kurtz	M-T-W-Th Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3	Elem	www.janekurtz.com Lanie (American Girl) Water Hole Waiting Rain Romp Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts? Faraway Home Mr. Bones Dinosaur Hunter
Cynthia Lord	M-T-W-F Jan 31, Feb 1-2, 4	K-8	www.cynthialord.com Rules Touch Blue Hot Rod Hamster
David Lubar	M-T-W-Th Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3 3 presentations/day 2/each if split schools	3-12	www.davidlubar.com Hidden Talents Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie Punished! In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie
Wendy Mass	W or F Feb 2, 4 No more than 3 assemblies/full day	4-8	http://www.wendymass.com Finally Every Soul a Star 11 Birthdays Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall A Mango-Shaped Space
Todd Mitchell	Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3-4 Can also do PD on poetry or fiction Travels from Ft Collins Will go as far as 2 hours any direction	all grades	http://www.toddmitchellbooks.com The Traitor King The Secret to Lying
Kevin O'Malley	M-T-W-Th-F Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3-4 Up to 4 presentations/day	All grades	http://www.booksbyomalley.com Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude(CCBA Winner 2010) Once Upon a Royal Superbaby Animal Crackers Fly the Coop Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share Testing Miss Malarkey
Phyllis Perry	T-W-Th Feb 1-2-3	Elem	CO History w/slide show Animals--Pandas, Snow Cats, Barrier Reef creatures, Hibernating, Under the Ground
Zak Pullen	T-W-Fri Feb 1, 2, 4 3 assemblies/day, 2 each if splitting schools	K-8	www.zacharypullen.com The Toughest Cowboy or how the west was tamed. Friday My Radio Flyer Flew S is for Story; A Writers Alphabet Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Peace Prize. Finn McCool and the Great Fish.
Liz Scanlon	T-W-Th Feb 1-2-3	Elem	www.LizGartonScanlon.com Blog: liz-scanlon.livejournal.com A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes: A Pocket Book, All the World Noodle and Lou
Jordan Sonnenblick	T-W-Fri, but no more than 2 Feb 1-2-4 Can do small wtg groups, too	Middle, HS	http://www.jordansonnenblick.com Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie Notes from the Midnight Driver Zen and the Art of Faking It Dodger and Me Dodger for President
Susan Stevens Crummel	M-T-W-Th-F Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3-4 Max of three one-hour presentations	Elem	www.susanstevenscrummel.com Help Me, Mr. Mutt! The Great Fuzz Frenzy And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! My Big Dog Jackalope Ten Gallon Bart
Harriet Peck Taylor	W or F Feb 2, 4 Will be coming from Boulder		www.harrietpecktaylor.com Coyote Places the Stars Coyote and the Laughing Butteflies Secrets of the Stone Brother Wolf A Seneca Tale When Bear Stole the Chinook A Siksika Tale Ulaq and the Northern Lights Two Days in May
Mike Thaler	Jan 27-28 Jan 31, Feb 1-2-3-4	Elem	http://www.mikethaler.com Black Lagoon Picture Booksbr> Black Lagoon Chapter Books Tales From the Back Pew
Jane Treat	M-T-W-F Jan 31, Feb 1-2, 4 Can also do week before or after (is local) Can also do workshops for teachers and students on using storytelling to enhance reading and writing skills	Elem	http://www.janetreat.com Storyteller *Wild Things!* Multicultural stories combining true and traditional tales about animals, people and nature with an emphasis on ecological principles, such as balance and reciprocity. *You Go Girl!* Stories celebrating the lives and adventures of girls and women. *Little Britches - Ralph Moody Stories* - Stories from Little Britches and Man of the Family about life in Colorado in the early 1900's.
Jennifer Ward	M-T-W-F Jan 31, Feb 1, 2, 4 Will also present with Steve Gray, see below	Elem	http://www.jenniferwardbooks.com There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog The Busy Tree There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea
Steve Gray Jennifer Ward	M-T-W-F Jan 31, Feb 1, 2, 4 Steve and Jennifer have worked together as author/illustrator on several books, willing to present together if wanted	Elem