Ann Malaspina
children's author

Author Visits

My award-winning historical and multicultural picture books tackle subjects from segregation to the power of poetry, the Revolutionary War to the Olympics. My newest book Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper (Albert Whitman & Co., 2012) tells the dramatic story of the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold. A former newspaper reporter, I love finding cool facts and making them into headline-grabbing stories, and helping students do the same. My books fit with curriculum for Black History Month, Women's History Month, poetry, the Revolutionary War, Civil Rights and Slavery, and writing biographies, nonfiction, and historical fiction. And it's always fun to learn how to write with a quill pen like Phillis Wheatley as these young readers did at the Syracuse Children's Book Fest...

A Choice of Presentations and Workshops
These 45-minute programs can be adapted for different grade levels and class sizes.

1. Classroom Presentations with PowerPoint

* From Newspaper Reporter to Picture Book Author: One Writer’s Journey

* Who Is This Person? The Tough Job of a Biographer

* Story Gardening: How to Grow a Good Idea into a Great Story

2. Writing Workshops with Hands-On Activities

* Biography Detective: Find the True Story of a Person, Dead or Alive!

* Discover Your Writing Voice: Techniques to Find the Writer in You

* From Rap to Rhyme: Using Poetry to Tell a Story

* How to Be a Research Geek! The Fun and Frustrations of Primary Research

For information on tailoring an author visit for your students, contact me at annmalaspina@yahoo.com

Affordable rates for all schools and libraries.

Affiliations and awards: Ann Malaspina is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Authors Guild, PEN, and the KidLit Authors Club. Her books have been honored with the Asian Pacific American Literary Award for Picture Book, Paterson Prize for Young Readers, Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, Smithsonian Notable Books for Children, IRA Teacher’s Choice, Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year, and more.

Each school or library that Ann visits receives a free autographed hardback library-bound book.

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Author Visits

A Choice of Presentations and Workshops These 45-minute programs can be adapted for different grade levels and class sizes.

For information on tailoring an author visit for your students, contact me at annmalaspina@yahoo.com

A Choice of Presentations and Workshops
These 45-minute programs can be adapted for different grade levels and class sizes.