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 hit—thank
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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