Thanks for an Awesome Fall Tour!
November 10, 2017

Kids aren’t the only ones who go back to school in the fall. In five weeks I visited schools in over a dozen cities across the country and met some AWESOME young readers – from all the brilliant students who couldn’t wait to share their ideas for the next MY LIFE AS book to one vocabulary rockstar who nailed the definition of triskaidekaphobia.…
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The Common Core Handout for the Sticker Girl Series Is Here!
October 10, 2017

Click here to download the PDF! 

The series guide for teaching Sticker Girl in accordance with the Common Core.…
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The Common Core Handout for the MY LIFE AS A… series is here!
May 15, 2014

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MY LIFE AS A JOKE Tour
March 28, 2014

MY LIFE AS A JOKE comes out next week so I’m hitting the road! Some events will

also include the book’s fabulous illustrator, JAKE TASHJIAN.

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o April 2 – St. Joe’s, Needham, MA and Mulcahey Elementary in Taunton, MA

o April 3 – Deerfield Elementary, Westwood, MA

o April 4 – Fairfield, CT

o April 7 – Stafford Township, NJ

o April 9 – Newman Elementary, Needham, MA, Stanley School, Waltham, MA

o April 12, LA FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

• Texas Domination Tour: April 14-24: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio SCHOOL VISITS

o April 14: Katy Budget Books (Houston TX)

o April 15: Katy Budget Books (Houston TX)

o April 16: Katy Budget Books (Houston TX)

o April 17: Montgomery County Library (The Woodlands TX)

o April 21: Lewisville Library (Irving TX)

o April 22: Barnes & Noble (Dallas TX)

o April 23: Barnes & Noble (Dallas TX)

o April 24: Barnes & Noble (San Antonio TX)

• May 17: Gaithersburg Book Festival (Washington DC)

COME OUT AND SAY HELLO!…
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Einstein The Class Hamster – Common Core Guide & Worksheets
February 3, 2014

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For all you teachers looking to integrate fun books into the Common Core, the amazing Maureen Connelly Ed.D – Common Core expert – has written a 15-page handout for EINSTEIN THE CLASS HAMSTER with lots of amazing exercises and projects for students, grades 2-3.  …
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