Hi— I’m delighted you’re here ~I love to teach and I love to travel!  In fact, every spring, I teach in a different country.  I've been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers Program for over ten years and have spoken in over 400 American and International schools in the U.S., Germany, France, England, Italy, and Poland.  Writing is my magic carpet!
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School visits ~ information about my school visits ~

Is your school having trouble coming up with money for school visits?  Lee & Low Books just launched a new "administrator" section on their website that gives information on school grants and funding opportunities at
http://leeandlow.com/administrator/grants.html

Here's an article I co-wrote with authors Janet Wong and Alexis O'Neill for the National PTA Magazine,   OUR CHILDREN: A Joyful Noise: Authors In Our Schools

                 Poetry Workshop Students at Bethel Park High School, Bethel Park, PA

Appearance Schedule

Activities & curriculum
Lots of activities for your students today!

April's books and poetry
You can print out the text for each picture book and sample poems from my novel

Two poems and writing exercises
You can read two of my poems and download writing exercises based on them

A play for your class
Kids! Teachers! Chickadilla! Like to put on plays? Here's a play for you! If you do perform it, let me know! I'll be thrilled! Print the script for IT'S NOT MY TURN TO LOOK FOR GRANDMA--The Play

Getting published
Check out Where can a young writer get published?

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April's teaching and appearance schedule
My teaching schedule at UCLA Extension

Other sites to explore
My favorite bookstore, the Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club, friend authors, and other eclectic sites to explore.

I also teach writing through UCLA Extension, teach poetry workshops, offer teacher in-services and speak at all manner of conferences (Oh, wait—you’ve already read that…)