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School & Library Visits

Bookstores, Festivals & Conferences

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As a teacher turned writer, I'm passionate about promoting literacy, learning and love of books! I'm lucky to get to hang out with kids, have a laugh and help them learn through story, visiting schools, libraries and bookstores across the United States and internationally.

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Educational & fun!
Tailored to students' grade level
Affordable visits & discounted books
​In-person or virtual

School Visits

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During Hard Hat Hank school visits, students dig into the science of green roofs or the writing process or both!

Art © Brian Biggs

Science of the Story​

  • Discover how green roofs are designed and built

  • Dig into the layers of a green roof and find out how they function

  • Delve into the difference between intensive and extensive green roofs

  • ​Explore the ways green roofs help animals and the environment

  • Learn how green roofs benefit people by cooling cities, reducing flooding and more 

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Writing Process​​

  • Brainstorm ideas and choose the one with the most potential

  • Write about the the story: What do you want to say?

  • Create a blueprint for your story

  • Construct characters: Who are they? How do they grow?

  • Research information and check facts

  • Learn to give, accept and use feedback​

  • Revise, revise, revise!

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During Dream Submarine school visits, students dive into the science of the story or the writing process or both!

Science of the Story​

  • Discover how ocean animals sleep and stay safe at night

  • Learn how they're uniquely adapted to their underwater habitat

  • Observe the ways ocean animals move

  • ​Explore ocean zones from sunny coral reefs to the deepest depths

  • Delve into concepts like bioluminescence and camouflage

  • Get introduced to the geography of the global ocean

  • Learn about the research process

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Storytime

Educational & fun!
Libraries, bookstores, festivals & more
Tailored to your patrons & preferences
In-person or virtual

Storytime includes:​​​

  • Moving to music

  • Kid-friendly crafts

  • Collaborative games

  • Coloring pages

  • Look-in-the-book activities

  • Other fun stuff!

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Speaker

Entertain, educate, inspire

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  • Iowa Reading Association Conference keynote and presenter​

  • SCBWI-Iowa Halloweekend Conference presenter​

  • Northwest Iowa Reading Council Young Author Celebration keynote​

  • SCBWI-Iowa Grow Your Picture Book Garden Conference presenter​

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Festivals

Fun & games & literarcy!

  • ​​Henderson Reads Book Festival

  • ​EpicFest, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

  • Shreve Memorial Library Children's Book Festival​

  • DSM Book Festival, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Sheboygan Children's Book Festival â€‹

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