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Some of the Northwest's Authors & Illustrators who Make School Visits.

Originally collected and compiled by Billy Cook. Special thanks to Rama Bapat (www.arkaCreations.com)for redesigning this web page!

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Authors

Illustrators

Authors

Allman, Barbara

  • Website: http://www.Barbara Allman.com
  • Address: PO Box 1088 Jacksonville, OR 97530
  • Phone:541-899-4078
  • E-Mail:b.a.reader@BarbaraAllman.com
  • Titles: Dance of the Swan: A Story about Anna Pavlova
    Her Piano Sang: A story about Clara Schumann
    A World in Focus: Central & South America.
  • School Visits: Grade K2, 3-6, and teachers

Anderson, Charlene L.

  • Address:11735 Butte Lane, Beaverton, OR 97008-8802
  • Phone:503-641-5743
  • E-Mail:cbob64@juno.com
  • Titles: Greatest Puppet Show on Earth
    Musa: Boy Spy (2000)
    The Globe Walkers
  • School Visits: Grade 2, 3, 4, 5th graders

Attebury, Nancy Garhan

  • Address: 1808 First St., LaGrande, OR 97850
  • Phone:541-962-7389
  • E-Mail:garbury@gmail.com
  • Titles: Out and About at--the United States Mint
    the Bank; the Hospital and City Hall (K-4 interest level)
    Gloria Steinem: Champion of Women's Rights (5th -7th grades)
  • School Visits: K-6 Readings and writing activities

Bannister, Barbara

  • Address: 426 W. 9th., McMinnville, OR 97128
  • Phone:541-472-6473
  • E-Mail:barbb@viclink.com
  • Titles: Exploring Oregon with Kids
    Library/Media Center Activities for Every Month of the Year
    New Elementary School Librarians Almanac
    Reading Roundups. Ready-to-Use Thematic Activities For Grades 4.
  • School Visits:K-6

Beckwith, Kathy

  • Address:3455 SE Locks Rd., Dayton, OR 97114
  • Phone:503-864-2749
  • E-Mail:kathybeckwith@verizon.net
  • Titles: Critical Mass
    A Little Nonsense & A Lot of Good Sense About
    If You Choose Not to Hit
    Playing War.
  • School Visits: K-12

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.

  • Address:3707 SW Coronado St., Portland, OR 97219
  • Phone:503-245-0546
  • E-Mail:grand@hevanet.com
  • Titles: In the Shade of the Nispero Tree
    Juan Bobo: Four Tales from Puerto Rico Poet & Politician of Puerto Rico: Don Luis Martin Shake It, Morena.

Birdseye, Tom

  • Website: http://www.tombirdseye.com
  • Address:511 NW 12th Street Corvallis, OR 97330
  • Phone:541-752-9837
  • E-Mail:birdseye@proaxis.com
  • Titles: Look Out Jack! The Giant is Back!
    A Regular Flood of Mishap
    Eye of the Stone
    I'm Going to be Famous
    Just Call Me Stupid
    She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain
    Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap!
    Under Our Skin: Kid's Talk About Race
    What I Believe: Kids Talk About Faith.

Blackaby, Susan

  • Address:5327 SW Dover Court, Portland OR 97225
  • Phone:503-245-5273
  • E-Mail:sblackaby@comcast.net
  • Titles: Rembrandt's Hat
    Caring for Your Pet (Series of 6 Early Readers)
    Growing Things (Series of 6 Early Readers)
    Picture Window Books
    Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales(Six Adapted Early Readers) Picture Window Books.
  • School Visits: Multi-age Multimedia Presentation on My Writing Life Pre-K-1- Reading Rembrandt's Hat with Cur . . .K-3 Story Sharing and Publishing Quirks. . . Criculum Tie-ins/Hatmaking. . .4-5 Discussion of Voice and Writing Tips

Boswell, Addie

  • Website: http://www.addiekay.com
  • Address:Portland, OR
  • Phone:503-317-9606
  • E-Mail:artist@addiekay.com
  • Titles: The Rain Stomper
  • School Visits: K-5 Titles.School visit includes activity in drawing/writing your feelings, or an activity in sound and rhythm as we make our own thunderstorms.

Brooke, Carol

  • Website: http://www.CarolBrookeBooks.com
  • Address:PO Box 6362 Beaverton, OR 97007
  • Phone:503-927-6842
  • E-Mail:carolbrooke@earthlink.net
  • Titles:Bumble Bear : Daniel Bear Learns a Lesson
  • School Visits:2nd Grade. Have you heard the "grrrbuzz"? There's a new book in Portland, and a teacher/author/illustrator, who just can't wait to see little eyes open wide as she shares her colorful, character building and standards based book talks. Her "grrrbuzzing" puppet, Daniel Bumble Bear, has a message for the kids about respect, empathy and good work ethic.

Coffelt, Nancy

  • Website: http://www.nancycoffelt.com
  • Address:605 NE Imperial Ave.
  • Phone:503-232-8693
  • E-Mail:kathybeckwith@verizon.net
  • Titles: Alphapets
    Dogs in Space:The Great Space Doghouse (e-book)
    Nanny's Underpants
    Fred Stays With Me(e-book )
    Oh Baby (e-book)
  • School Visits: All ages

Cook, Sybilla

  • Address:19 N. River Drive, Roseburg, OR 97470
  • Phone:541-673-0504
  • E-Mail:sybilla@rosenet.net
  • Titles: Battle of the Books and More: Reading Activities for the Middle School
    Walking Portland.
  • School Visits: For teachers & librarians: Running Battle of the Books contests
    Researching non-fiction books (Middle school)

Cox, Judy

  • Website: http://www.judycox.net
  • Address:Ontario, OR 97914
  • Phone:541-889-0783
  • E-Mail:Gtrmouse@aol.com
  • Titles: Mean Mean Maureen Green
    Now we Can Have a Wedding
    Rabbit Pirates
    The West Texas Chili Monster
    Third Grade Pet Weird Stories from The Lonesome Café.(Nevada YR Award, 2001).
  • School Visits: K-6

Crew, Linda

  • Website: http://www.lindacrew.com
  • Address:SW Wake Robin Lane, Corvallis, OR, OR 97333
  • E-Mail:ljc@proaxis.com
  • Titles: Brides of Eden: a True Story Imagined
    Children of the River
    Fire on the Wind
    Long Time Passing
    Nekomah Creek
    Nekomah Creek Christmas
    Someday I'll Laugh About This.
  • School Visits:Not available currently

DeFrancesco B.J

  • Website: http://www.bjdauthor.com
  • Address:1201 Stonehaven Court, West Linn, OR 97068
  • Phone:503-387-5700
  • E-Mail:bjdauthor@yahoo.com
  • Titles: Rising Above Global Warming : Reading. overhead presentation, discussion on global warming. Experiments to show greenhouse effect and results of global warming.
    Poem reading on the Web of Life - Defenders of Wildlife + Presentation and discussion on food chains and food webs focusing on defending wildlife.
    Upcoming: The Adventures of Molly and Marny Series concentrates on various biomes
  • School Visits: Grades K-5

Finke, Margot

  • Website: http://www.margotfinke.com
  • Address:809 W. Sheridan Street, Newberg, OR 97132
  • Phone:503-538-5042
  • E-Mail:afinke@gte.net
  • Titles: Rattlesnake Jam [in soft cover] + e-Books, and on CD: Kangaroo Clues
    Never Say BOO to a Frilly & Other Rhymes
    Humdinger Hummers
    Mama Grizzly Bear
    Platypus Stew
    Prairie Dog's PlayDay
    Squirrels Can't Help Being Nuts!.
  • School Visits: Grades 1-5 & up. Talks about Australia and her rhyming books about US and Australian animals (aboriginal artifacts available). Power Point Presentation with animal sounds. Fun, interactive class lesson on rhyming.

Fletcher, Susan

  • Address:32475 Armitage Rd., Wilsonville, OR 97070
  • Phone:503-694-5803
  • E-Mail:susanfletcher@centurytel.net
  • Titles: Flight of the Dragon Kyn
    Shadow Spinner
    Sign of the Dove
    Walk Across the Sea.
  • School Visits: Dragon slide Show, Grades 3-9. Research Child/adult K-9

Frederick, Heather Vogel

Galvin, Jennifer

Henry, April

  • Website: http://wwwaprilhenrymysteries.com
  • Phone:503-293-2854
  • E-Mail:aprilhenrymysteries@yahoo.com
  • Titles: Shockpoint (Putnam)
  • School Visits: Elementary: read from books & discuss how books are written. Middle & High School: 45 min workshop specifically designed for grades - brainstorming, organization, to publishing process.

Herkert, Barbara

Herrick, Ann

  • Website: http://annherrickauthor.com
  • Address:3411 Chaucer Way, Eugene, OR 97405
  • Phone:541-345-0422
  • E-Mail:annph@att.net
  • School Visits/Titles: Practice makes Perfect
    The Perfect Guy
    How to Survive a Vacation
    The Chocolate Day
    Camper of the Year
    Shortcut to Romance
    The Queen Bee

Holcomb, Jerry

  • Address:P.O. Box 2808, Harbor, OR 97415
  • Phone:541-469-3850
  • E-Mail:holc@NWtec.com
  • Titles: The Chinquapin Tree.
  • School Visits: Gr.3-8, adult, others

Holmes, Willa

  • Address:6605 W. Burnside, Apt. 328, Portland, OR 97210
  • Phone:503 -297-1832
  • E-Mail:WillaTom123@aol.com
  • Titles: She Who Watches" Illustrator by Anderson Benally
    On the Run.
  • School Visits: 4-6 and up , Col. River Indians, Homesteading, Writing

Hower, Kress Diane

  • Address:713 S Water St., Silverton, OR
  • Phone: 503-999-1066
  • E-Mail:dkhower@earthlink.net
  • School Visits: Multi-age Multimedia Presentation on writing and illustrating children's books. Diane has been a counselor grades k-12, and art teacher grades 7-12. She can present on a wide variety of subjects from animals and therapy dogs, illustration, photography, and writing. She has multiple children's book manuscripts and book dummies based on school and and her experience as an educator that are submitted to publishers.

Jackson, Dottie

  • Address:33125 White Oak Rd. #48, Corvallis, OR 97333
  • Phone:541-754-0565
  • Titles: Sydney Kangaroo's Christmas.
  • School Visits: K-1 (Corvallis, OR area)

Kimmel, Eric

  • Address:2525 NE 35th Street, Portland, OR 97212
  • Phone:503-282-4629
  • E-Mail:kimmels@earthlink.net
  • Titles: Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow: Stories about Saints & Animals
    Three Samurai Cats
    Anansi & The Magic Stick
    RobinHood:Pirate Hunter
    Website of the Cracked Cookies
    Website of the Warped wizard
    Why the Snake Crawls on Its Belly
    Zigazak!
    Erie Canal Pirates.
  • School Visits: K-6.

Kraiman, Lucille

  • Website:http://lucillekraiman.com/
  • Address:2388 SW Vermont # 36, Portland, OR 97219
  • Phone:503-245-1825
  • E-Mail: lrkraiman@netzero.com
  • Titles: 10 historical novels of So. Oregon area
    Friends Don't Have to Talk
    Thanks A Lot!
    The Splendid Smile
  • School Visits: All grades (prefers Portland area if driving is involved). Interactive writing workshops or 4 session series

Kurth, Linda Moore

  • Website: http://www.whimsmoore.com
  • Address:2010 NE 123rd Ave., Vancouver, WA 97685
  • Phone:360-571-3332
  • E-Mail:kurthgal@gmail.com
  • Titles: Keiko's Story: a Killer Whale Goes Home
  • School Visits: Researching Non-fiction, grades 3-8, adults. Keiko’s Journey (includes info on wild whales, Iceland

Ludwig, Trudy

  • Website: http//www.trudyludwig.com
  • Address:P.O. Box 25505 Portland, OR 97298-0505
  • Phone:503-297-7774
  • E-Mail:trudy@trudyludwig.com
  • Titles: My Secret Bully
    Just Kidding
    Sólo Bromeando
  • School Visits: Grades K-6, teachers and parents
    TOPICS: Bullying & Friendship Issues.

Lindaman, Jane

  • Phone:541-726-4342
  • E-Mail:janelindaman@aol.com
  • Titles (co-authored with Susan Allen): Read Anything Good Lately?
    Written Anything Good Lately?
    Used Any Numbers Lately?
  • School Visits: Grades K-6. An alphabetical celebration of readers and writers!

Musgrave, Ruth

  • Website: Check out "Polar Bears" (by Ruth Musgrave) on this website :http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0311/
  • E-Mail:seamail@whaletimes.org
  • Titles: Pet Jokes That Will Make You Howl (co-author Terry Pierce, SCBWI/So. California)
    NON FICTION: Has written for National Geographic, Scientific American Explorations, and more. 2 Emmy Awards for writing and producing a children’s marine science television series.
  • School Visits: Kindergarten to 6th. Offers varied classroom programs: marine science investigator, 20 years experience as a naturalist, writer, and teacher. Kayaking with sharks, petting gray whales, releasing rescued seals, feeding penguins, playing with gray whale calves and their bus-sized moms, even hugging a killer whale. Most amazing experience - diving in a deep-sea submersible, with a research team, to study the ocean from 3000 feet below the surface!

Ode, Eric

  • Website: http://www.ericode.com/
  • Address:P.O. Box 1324, Sumner, WA 98390
  • Phone: (253) 826-2115
  • E-Mail:info@ericode.com
  • Titles: Tall Tales of the Wild West (And a Few Short Ones)
    Numerous poetry anthology contributions
  • School Visits: Using music and poetry to open doors to the writing process - assemblies and workshops. Former elementary teacher 12 years.

Olson, Gretchen

Osterland, Anne

  • Website: http://www.anneosterlund.com
  • Address:809 W. Sheridan Street, Newberg, OR 97132
  • Phone:503-538-5042
  • E-Mail:anneosterlund@yahoo.com
  • Titles: Aurelia
    Academy 7
  • School Visits: School visits for grades 3-12 by author and experienced teacher, Interactive Write for Your Life Assembly, Hands-on Character Workshop, Hands-on Dramatic Dialogue workshop, etc. See school brochure: www.anneosterlund.com/front_brochure.html, for more details.

Pettycrew, Eileen

  • Website: http://www.eileenpettycrew.com
  • Address:7519 SE 31st Ave., Portland OR 97302
  • Phone:503-775-6950
  • E-Mail:EileenPettycrew@smartwriters.com
  • Titles: Growing Up Girl: Sharing Your Heart with Your Mom
  • School Visits: Grades 6, 7, 8-- Keeping the Connection with Your Mom, You and Your Mom , Your Mom Is Not the Enemy!

Ries, Lori

  • Website: http://loriries.net/
  • Address:
  • Phone:
  • E-Mail:readermail@LoriRies.net
  • Titles: Punk Wig
    Fix It, Sam
    Super Sam
    Mrs. Fickle's Pickles
    Good Dog Aggie
    Aggie the Brave
    Aggie and Ben Three Stories
    Aggie and Ben and Sam books also available in Korean with Korean Publisher, Bomulchango Publishing Co.
  • School Visits: Readings/ Writing Workshops (all ages)

Riggs, Shannon

  • Website: http://shannonriggs.com
  • Address:2410 Coho Ave NW, Salem, OR 97304
  • Phone:503-371-3438
  • E-Mail:shannon.riggs@yahoo.com
  • Titles: Not in Room 204 (a picture book about childhood sexual abuse).
  • School Visits and Social Service Organization Visits: grades K-12, teachers, and administrators.
    Topics: Pre-writing activities, character development, writing workshops, the three-step writing process (how to use it, or how to teach it), expectations for college-level writing. (In addition to writing, Shannon teaches and develops college level writing courses.)

Romero, Melissa Hart

Rubel, Nicole

  • Website: http://www.nicolerubel.com
  • Address:14720 Albers Way N.E., Aurora, OR 97002
  • Phone:503-678-5985
  • E-Mail:nicole@nicolerubel.com
  • Titles: Cowboy Called Ernestine
    Rotten Ralph (illus)
    Grody's Not So Golden Rules
    No More Vegetables
  • School Visits: All ages.

Rusch, Elizabeth

  • Website: www.generationfix.com
  • Address:2535 NW Savier Street, Portland, OR 97210
  • E-Mail:lrusch@usa.net
  • Titles: Generation Fix
    Young Ideas for a Better World; articles in Harper’s Magazine, Mother Jones, Child, Parents, Family Life, Parenting, Woman's Day, Family Circle, American Baby, Fit Pregnancy, Ladies’ Home Journal, Backpacker, Boomers.com, Beliefnet.com, Istash.com, The Oregonian, Denver Post, Read, Guideposts for Teens, American Girl, Colorado Kids, Know Your World Extra, among others.
  • School Visits: K-12 and college; presentations or interactive workshops on nonfiction writing, magazine writing and publishing, and youth and community service.

Salisbury, Graham

  • Website: http://www.GrahamSalisbury.com
  • Address:112 Third Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
  • Phone:503-635-5677
  • E-Mail:GrahamSal@aol.com
  • School Visits/Titles: Blue Skin of the Sea
    Under the Blood-Red Sun
    Shark Bait
    Jungle Dogs
    Island Boys
    Lord of the Deep

Shannon, Terry Miller

  • Address:28398 Mateer Rd., Gold Beach, OR 97444
  • Phone:541-247-9535
  • E-Mail:terryms2001@yahoo.com
  • Titles: Sea-to-Shining Sea: New Hampshire
    Sea-to-Shining Sea: Oregon
    Tub Toys
  • School Visits:Local area schools. Writing workshops to adults.

Slater, David Michael

  • Website: http://www.davidmichaelslater.com
  • Address:3024 S.W. Flower Terrace, Portland, OR 97239
  • Phone:503-977-2087
  • E-Mail:david@davidmichaelslater.com
  • Titles: Cheese Louise
    The Ring Bearer
    Jacques & Spock
    Swiss Miss
    Ned Loses His Head
    Flour Girl
    7 Ate 9
    The Sharpest Tool in the Shed
    Comin' Through.
  • School Visits:K-8. Visit details on his website.

Smith, Anne Warren

  • Website: http://www.annewarrensmith.com
  • Address:820 NW Witham Drive, Corvallis, OR 97330
  • Phone:541-754-8178
  • E-Mail:smithanne@proaxis.com
  • Titles: Blue Denim Blues
    Sister in the Shadow
    Turkey Monster Thanksgiving
  • School Visits:Grades 3 - 12; prefer groups of 25 or less. Interactive, motivational style. The Writing Process (including revision), How Writers Develop Characters/Plots/Settings; Point of View; other curriculum-related topics. Twenty years experience in teaching creative writing to all ages.

Todras, Ellen

  • Address:1650 Crest Drive, Eugene, Or 97405
  • Phone:541-686-1618
  • E-Mail:ETodras@aol.com
  • School Visits/Titles: Angelina Grimke: Voice of Abolition

Umbarger, Kathy

  • Address:115 E.Sunset Drive, Burbank, WA 99323
  • Phone:509-544-0935
  • E-Mail:kathum@aol.com
  • Titles: Magazine articles and stories.
  • School Visits:3-6 Creative writing workshops.

Weidt, Maryann

  • Address:11380 36th Place, Plymouth, MN 55441
  • Phone:952-847-5353 or 1-800-734-7122
  • E-Mail:mweidt@hotmail.com
  • Titles: Daddy Played Music for the Cows
    Eleanor Roosevelt: Stateswoman to the World
    Mr. Blue Jeans;Story of Levi Strauss - Oh, the places he went; the Story of Dr. Seuss
    Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phyllis Wheatley
    Fighting for Equal Rights: Susan B. Anthony
    History Maker series: Matthew Henson, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks
  • School Visits:"Since I have friends in Oregon & Washington, I am happy to arrange visits there

Whittington, Mary K.

  • Address:12920 NE 78th PL., Kirkland, WA 98033
  • Phone:425-822-4933
  • E-Mail:mkw@eskimo.com
  • School Visits/Titles: Carmina, Come Dance
    The Patchwork Lady
    Winter's Child.

Wolff, Virginia Euwer

  • Address:Trillium Hill, 20366 S. Bakers Fferry Rd., Oregon City, OR 97405
  • Phone:503-631-8490
  • FAX: 503-631-8451
  • E-Mail:vew@teleport.com
  • School Visits/Titles: Bat 6
    Make Lemonade
    Probably Still Nick Swansen
    The Mozart Season
    True Believer