Simple Story time

Small group/classroom setting
Recommended for grades PreK-2
20-30 minutes
           Enjoy an interactive read-aloud of Be a Rainbow, my novelty board book. Depending on audience level, we’ll discuss book elements and/or have a Question and Answer time from teachers.

The “Write” Road: Destination Book

Small group/classroom setting
Recommended for grades 3 and up
45 – 60 minutes
How does an idea become a book? Follow the story highway through BE A RAINBOW, Kathy’s debut novelty board book. We’ll talk about fueling up with strong character, unique ideas, navigating plot, off-roading with revision, and the destination—a published book.

Nothing Is Little: The Power of Writing Small

Small group/classroom setting
Recommended for grades 3 and up
45 – 60 minutes
Through board books and haiku, the art of writing become more approachable, and writers become stronger. Literary devices such as consonance, assonance, simile, and metaphor will be explored. Through short form structures and models, students collaborate with Kathy in creating and sharing multimodal writing together.

I Am a Writer

Small group/classroom setting
All grade levels
45 – 60 minutes (depending on audience level)

An interactive overview of what writers do and how students can take ownership of being writers, too. Finding ideas, crafting a draft, and time for student writing/sharing are included in this presentation.

​Write For Real

Small group/classroom setting
Grades 4 and up
45 – 60 minutes

​Students learn to find “juicy topics” from the natural world and research like a professional writer. Real life research and revision examples from Kathy’s soon-to-be released STEM-STEAM board book are shared.

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In-person  Visit Details

I will do up to 3 45-minute presentations or a combination of presentations/writing workshops for a full day. Honrariums are due the day of the presentation. I prefer speaking to groups divided by grades.

For schools within a 1.5 hour drive from Columbus, Ohio:

$75 for a simple story time

$300 for half-day (Includes one-to-two 45 minute presentations and Lunch With The Author if desired.)

$600 for full-day (Includes three-to-four 45 minutes presentations or combination of presentations/workshops.

​For schools more than a 1.5 hour drive from Columbus, Ohio:  

Full-day only: $1200 (price includes all travel expenses)

Local Schools
(For this purpose, local means any school or library within a 40-minute drive of Columbus, Ohio.) 


For a 1 hour visit
or workshop (a Literary Night, Enrichment Day,
or other school or library event)
​cost is $150.