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BARBARA JEAN HICKS

                           
                           

 


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ALERT: NOVEMBER 2009.
I have accepted a full time teaching position and am not currently available for weekday school visits from September through June. Year-round schools anywhere interested in summer programs and local schools interested in evening or weekend programs, please contact me directly: bjhicks@ix.netcom.com.

"Cats sleep
anywhere,
any table,
any chair.
Top of piano,
window-ledge,
in the middle,
on the edge..."

Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965),"Cats"

I speak anywhere.

Schools. Libraries. Community events. Book festivals. Conferences. University classrooms. Fund raisers.
Any gathering of people who love books.

I especially love to talk with elementary and middle school kids about reading and writing and to parents interested in learning how to grow their very own readers and writers at home!

For more information about my programs, including references and a fee schedule, please send me an e-mail with Program Query in the Subject Line. I look forward to speaking at your event.

HERE'S WHAT EDUCATORS HAVE TO SAY:

"Barbara Jean Hicks delivers a dynamic presentation...giving the audience a peek into the influences on an author who writes from her heart and her life experience."
    
Holly Kunkle, Library Media/Technician
        Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology, Moorpark CA

"My children were thrilled with your presentation. Thanks for getting them all excited about writing!"
    
  Suzanne Arrache, 1st grade Teacher
       Virginia Ave. Elementary School, Bakersfield CA

"Your program was a hitthank you!"
       Merle Green, Children's Liaison, Darrington Library
       Darrington Elementary School, Darrington WA

"Engaging... The students' excitement for writing shone through even after the event."
       Amy Hayes, 1st Grade Teacher
       Briarwood Elementary School, Renton WA

"Your stories captivated our imagination, young and old."
       Malee Her, Kindergarten Teacher
       Harvest Elementary School, Delano CA

"Thanks for the wonderful program. The children and grownups both loved it."
        Ian Rosen, Children's Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library
        Westchester-Loyola Village Branch, Los Angeles CA

"Your read-alouds were amazing, and my students learned so much about picture books. The highlight of the semester for my Children's Literature classes."
        Claudia Reder, Lecturer, English and Literature
        Cal State University at Channel Islands, Camarillo CA

"It was wonderful to have a real author at our school! All of us have used you in our writing lessons this week."
        Patti Holland, 1st grade Teacher
        Red Oak Elementary School, Oak Park CA

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