FOR GRADES K & 1 WE PRESENT.... DANIEL KIRK ABOUT DANIEL… Grew up in Columbus Dad was a radio announcer – Mom was a singer – Later both became puppeteers.

FOR GRADES K & 1WE PRESENT...

DANIEL KIRK

ABOUT DANIEL…

Grew up in Columbus Dad was a radio announcer – Mom was a

singer – Later both became puppeteers LOVED to draw as a child Felt sorry for his teachers who had to read

around all of his doodles Became the “artist” in his school – made him

feel special Spent lots of time painting – lots of big

paintings!

MORE ABOUT DANIEL…

Got his degree in Fine Arts & Education from the Ohio State University

Taught art & photography for a few years Heart was set on going to New York and

becoming an artist – found a gallery to display his painting, but it was a weird place

So he found an agent and began illustrating for newspapers, magazines, books, and advertising

Illustrations appeared on covers of Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Business Week, NY Magazine

Went to drop off an illustration at National Lampoon…and met his wife (aaahhhh)

A BIT MORE ABOUT DANIEL…

Had his daughter and decided he wanted to illustrate his ideas in children’s books, instead of illustrating for others

Thought is would be an easy jump to children’s illustration

But it took years… Finally his first book was published 1992,

Skateboard Monsters

THE LAST BIT ABOUT DANIEL…

He likes to write and illustrate fun, quirky stories and bring fantasy to life – nothing too sentimental, sweet, or precious

Illustrated over 30 books His favorite hobby is music

DANIEL KIRK BOOKS

www.danielkirk.com

Spring 2015

READING SCHEDULESTARTS WEEK OF MARCH 2

CLASSROOM:Library Mouse Books – 4 of them10 Things I love about You

MEDIA CENTER:Library Mouse BooksWhile the World was SleepingYou are Not My Friend, But I Miss You

MRS. RIGHTER: Ten Thank You Letters

Book Club – Riley Mack & Other Known Troublemakers

DOOR DECORATING

DOOR DECORATING

KEY DATES Parent Reading – Begins first week in March Bookmark Contest – Begins March 6, Due March

23 Book Orders / Sales:

Paper Orders start February 23 (Classroom Baskets) Books & Bagels – Friday, March 6, 8:00-8:55 Lobby Table Sale – March 31, 8:30-10:30 FFN Inventory Sale

AUTHORS VISIT MUSSON ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Lynne Jonell, early AM Chris Grabenstein, later AM Daniel Kirk, afternoon

BANQUET – TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST

Royal Park Hotel Delicious Dinner:

Bistro Steak (Marinated Steak with café du Paris Butter) Pesto Encrusted Salmon (Pesto Crusted Atlantic Salmon

Served with Citrus Butter Sauce) Roasted Vegetable Ravioli (Vegetable Ravioli with

Palomino Sauce) Coffee, Tea & Water available Cash bar for soft drinks, beer, wine

Your class would LOVE TO SEND YOU!

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE AIA LUNCHEON!Thank you so much for your support of this enrichment for the students!

Introducing the 2015

2nd & 3rd grade author/illustrator

LYNNE JONELL

About Lynne...

Born and raised in Minnesota with 2 sisters/1 brother.

Daughter of a pastor - was supposed to be good.

Daughter of a piano teacher - was supposed to practice.

Rarely managed to live up to both these expectations at the same time.

A few fun stories about Lynne...

And how she decide to be an authorHer parents found her riding her tricycle on the freeway – well

it was more like the entrance ramp of a busy highway.

People thought she was always getting lost when she was little, but really she was on adventures... Then when she finally learned to spell, she decided to write adventures.

Shared a bed with her little sister. One night she decided to tell a story to get her to stop bothering her. Instead of falling asleep, her sister wanted another and another….

Her grandpa liked to tell her stories while her grandma brought them chocolate chip cookies…thought this could be a rewarding career (and she likes chocolate chip cookies)!

Loved loved loved reading books, going on adventures through reading, so she decided she wanted to write adventures for kids!

Random stuff about Lynne...

Tall

Likes to sail

Gets very enthusiastic about odd things for short periods of time.

Has patient and loving husband and two wonderful sons who are loving (but not so patient).

Lives and writes in Plymouth, Minnesota in a house on a hill.

A quote from Lynne...

“I like to look out my window into the branches of trees, and down at the neighborhood children who come to slide in the winter. This is good for inspiration and also lets me pretend I am thinking hard, when half the time I am just staring out the window and wondering how soon I can decently give up and go eat some chocolate.”

7 Picture Books

Chapter Books

12 planned in the series!

Novels

Novels

Coming June 2015

SIGN OF THE CAT

Reading ScheduleStarts week of March 2

CLASSROOM:2ND grade –

Lawnmower Magic (4 sessions), Picture Book? – Brave Mole

3RD grade – Hamster Magic (4 sessions), Lawnmower Magic (4 sessions)

MEDIA CENTER:2ND – Hamster Magic

3RD – Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat

MRS. RIGHTER: Ten Thank You Letters by Daniel Kirk

Book Club – Riley Mack & the Other Known Troublemakers

Door Decorating

Door Decorating

Key DatesParent Reading – Begins first week in March

Bookmark Contest – Begins March 6, Due March 23

Book Orders / Sales:

Paper Orders start February 23 (Classroom Baskets)

Books & Bagels – Friday, March 6, 8:00-8:55

Lobby Table Sale – March 31, 8:30-10:30

FFN Inventory Sale

AUTHORS VISIT MUSSON ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24

Lynne Jonell, early AM

Chris Grabenstein, later AM

Daniel Kirk, afternoon

Banquet – Tuesday, April 21st

Royal Park Hotel

Delicious Dinner:Bistro Steak (Marinated Steak with café du Paris Butter)

Pesto Encrusted Salmon (Pesto Crusted Atlantic Salmon Served with Citrus Butter Sauce)

Roasted Vegetable Ravioli (Vegetable Ravioli with Palomino Sauce)

Coffee, Tea & Water available

Cash bar for soft drinks, beer, wine

Your class would LOVE TO SEND YOU!

Thank you for attending the AIA luncheon!

Thanks for all you do to support this wonderful enrichment for the students!

Introducing the

2015 4th-5th Grade

Author In April…

CHRIS GRABENSTEIN

Pronounced like Frankenstein (says he)

About Chris…• Spent his youth in Buffalo,

NY performing skits & puppet shows with his 4 brothers

• Moved to Signal Mountain, Tennessee at age 10.

Chris winning his first writing award in 5th grade!

• Was told by his teachers that he would “make a living as a writer one day”

About Chris…• Studied journalism and

theater in college• Then moved to New York City

with 6 suitcases & a typewriter

• For 5 years he performed with one of the NYC’s best Improvisational Comedy troupes with guys like Bruce Willis and Robin Williams, making up scenes & songs on the spot

Also wrote for Jim Henson’s Muppets

About Chris…

• Chris’s writing talent was first discovered by James Patterson

• Patterson had come up with a Writing Aptitude Test, which ran as a full-page ad in The New York Times under the headline "Write If You Want Work." Chris was the first writer hired!

• Patterson was his 1st boss at J. Walter Thompson Advertising

• Chris spent close to twenty years writing radio and television commercials

Chris Grabenstein & James Patterson…

They Funny!

1984

Some other stuff Chris did…

In 1986 he wrote a TV movie starring John Denver called The Christmas Gift

Tilt A Whirl – For Adults2005 “Best First Mystery” Anthony Award

Books – The Haunted Mystery Series

♦ Winner of the ANTHONY AWARD♦ Winner of the AGATHA AWARD♦ One of the TOP 10 CRIME FICTION BOOKS FOR YOUTH (Booklist)♦ CHILDREN’S CHOICE LIST

♦ Winner of the AGATHA AWARD♦ Winner of the ANTHONY AWARD♦ Winner of the AGATHA AWARD

♦ Winner of the ANTHONY AWARD♦ Winner of the AGATHA AWARD

Books

♦ Winner of the AGATHA AWARD♦ Goodreads 2013 Choice Award

March 24, 2015

But guess what… we have ARCs,so we’re reading it in the 5th grade

classes!

Chris, want to be a co-author?

Books with James Patterson

Plus others in the works!

Reading ScheduleStarts week of March 2

CLASSROOM:

4th grade – House of Robots (10 sessions)

5th grade – The Island of Dr. Libris (12 sessions)

MEDIA CENTER:

4th & 5th grade – Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

MRS. RIGHTER: Ten Thank You Letters by Daniel Kirk

Door Decorating

Door Decorating

Key DatesParent Reading – Begins first week in March

Bookmark Contest – Begins March 6, Due March 23

Book Orders / Sales:

Paper Orders start February 23 (Classroom Baskets)

Books & Bagels – Friday, March 6, 8:00-8:55

Lobby Table Sale – March 31, 8:30-10:30

FFN Inventory Sale

AUTHORS VISIT MUSSON ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24

Lynne Jonell, early AM

Chris Grabenstein, later AM

Daniel Kirk, afternoon

Banquet – Tuesday, April 21st

Royal Park Hotel

Delicious Dinner:

Bistro Steak (Marinated Steak with café du Paris Butter)

Pesto Encrusted Salmon (Pesto Crusted Atlantic Salmon Served with Citrus Butter Sauce)

Roasted Vegetable Ravioli (Vegetable Ravioli with Palomino Sauce)

Coffee, Tea & Water available

Cash bar for soft drinks, beer, wine

Your class would LOVE TO SEND YOU!

Thank you for attending the AIA luncheon!

Thanks for all you do to support this wonderful

enrichment for the students!