Scholastic Visit

Look who met me in the lobby when I went to New York City to visit my Scholastic editor!

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NYT bestselling author of 60+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD.

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Someday I will write a conference keynote and not keep adding stuff and rewriting until right before I have to deliver it. But today is not that day.

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I was that kid who absolutely stalked the series shelves at my local library, so there are no words for how happy this makes me! #HistorySmashers @randomhousekids

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17 May

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series authors @rajanilarocca and @KateMessner chat staying true to their chapter book readers, their writing superpowers, and favorite snacks with @yabookscentral! https://www.yabookscentral.com/chatting-with-authors-kate-messner-and-rajani-larocca-emma-mckenna-full-out-plus-giveaway-us-only/ https://bit.ly/3JOnEvP

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17 May

Watching @amyguglielmo knock it out of the park at her standing-room-only session on nonfiction picture books at @nyla_ssl!

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16 May

Just finished my Author Visits from A to Z presentation for this weekend's @nyla_ssl Conference & I'm super excited to talk with librarians about how to make author visits work for every school and every budget!
#NYLASSL #SSL2024 #LeadOutLoud

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