Leslie Bulion
Children's Book Author

Make It Happen: Awesome Author and Illustrator Visits!

Learn how to transform a school author visit from an hour of entertainment into a life-long connection to reading and writing. I talked to Toni Buzzeo and Jane Kurtz, children's authors and co-authors of Terrific Connections with Authors, Illustrators and Storytellers, about how to help students get the most out of meeting the folks who write the books kids love to read. I included specific tips for teachers, administrators, and library media specialists plus more resources for great author visits!

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Awesome Author Visits!

My Work

Children's Picture Book for ages 4-9
Fatuma's New Cloth
Young Fatuma and her Mama meet friendly vendors, sample East African chai, buy kanga cloth and learn a wonderful life-lesson on their trip to the market.
Illustrated Insect Poetry
HEY THERE, STINK BUG!
Each poem details an insect's diabolical doings in a different form of poetry.
Middle Grade Novel
The Trouble With Rules
Unruly pencils, potatoes and a pillbug all play a role in answering this important question: can girls and boys in Upper Springville Elementary be friends?
Uncharted Waters
An adventure story set in the Rhode Island Coastal Salt Ponds
My Other Writing for Kids
Missing Pieces
Fourteen-year-old James learns to adjust to his changing family in this Steck-Vaughn Power Up! series reader.

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