The Magic of Story
Recent Appearances
Presentations / Panels / Book Signings
| Pat Brisson, an award-winning author, and I
frequently present our programs: So You Want to Write a
Children's Book and Where Did
It Come From? From Idea to Story. We share our specific
strategies, trade secrets, and timely tips at reading and library onferences,
children's literature courses, and intermediate units. |
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2010 - 2011
Book Signing, Princeton Children's Book Festival, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
 Getting ready to meet readers at the annual Princeton Library Book Festival, where 40 authors from all over the country come to show and share their books. |
 Talking with a young history buff who longs to go to Egypt and was interested in The Voices of Ancient Egypt. |
Book Signing, Farley’s Bookshop, New Hope, PA
 Signing books at Farley's Bookshop in New Hope, PA. Farley's was recently named "Best Bookstore in Philadelphia" by Philadelphia Magazine. |
 Two small readers ... guessing Whooo's That??? |
Book Signing, Festival of Children's Books, Doylestown Book Shop, Doylestown, PA
Panel Presentation, PA Library Association (Lehigh Valley Chapter) Annual Spring Conference, Northampton Community College
Presentation and Book Signing, Bloomsburg Reading, Literacy, and Learning Conference
 Signing This School Year will be THE BEST for a young teacher at the Bloomsburg Conference |
Presentation and Book Signing for Title I Parents, Teachers, and Administrators, Bucks Co. IU
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Panel Presentation, New Jersey School Library Association Conference, Long Beach, NJ
 Signing books with Pam Swallow at the New JerseySchool Library Association Conference |
Panel Presenters Wendy Pfeffer, Pam
Swallow, Kay, and Pat Brisson |
Book Signing, Farley’s Bookshop, New Hope, PA
 Children's Book author Pamela Jane and I signed books right before Christmas inside the incredible Farley's Bookshop in New Hope, PA. |
Presentation to Social Studies Teachers, American History Project, Lowell, MA
Presentation and Dramatic Reading, Mount Vernon Hotel Museum, NYC
Book Signing, Farley’s Bookshop, New Hope, PA
Book Signing, Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, PA
Book Signing, Tinicum Arts Festival
Book Signing, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Washington, DC
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 Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak was a popular choice as well. |
Book Signing, El Segundo Public Library Author Fest, El Segundo, CA
 Signing at the El Segundo, CA Public Library with a Grandson helping out |
Presentation and Book Signing, Family Literature Festival, Lebanon, PA
Keynote Presentation, Kennesaw State U. Children’s Literature Conf., Atlanta, GA
Presentation to Students, Taha’a Island School, French Polynesia
2008 - 2009
Book Signing, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Washington, DC
Panel/Signing, NCTE, Philadelphia, PA
Panel Presentation, New Jersey School Library Association Conference, New Brunswick, NJ
Presentation/Reader’s Theater/Signing, Souderton(PA) Area Teachers
Book Signing, Booktender’s Book Fair, Doylestown(PA) Elementary School
Presentation/Reader’s Theater/Signing, Barnes and Noble (Promenade) Educator’s Night
Presentation/Reader’s Theater/Signing, DelVal College, Doylestown, PA
Presentation/Reader’s Theater/Signing, Barnes and Noble (Wyomissing) Educator’s Night
Book Signing, Farley’s Book shop, New Hope, PA
Award Acceptance/Dramatic Reading/Signing, Westfield (MA) Colonial Harvest Day
Book Signing, Princeton (NJ) Book Fair
Presentation and Book Signing, Bloomsburg University Reading Conf.
Presentation/Reader’s Theater/Signing, Barnes and Noble (Easton) Educator’s Night
Book Signing, Basket Gypsy, Emmaus, PA
Dramatic Reading/Signing, Old South Meeting, Boston, MA
Panel Presentation, New Jersey School Library Association Conference
Book Signing, MA Library Assoc., Sturbridge, MA
Presentation, Keystone Reading Conf.
Mentor, Rutgers One-On-One Writer’s Conf.
Presentation/Reader’s Theater/Signing, Barnes and Noble(LV) Educator’s Night
Presentation and Book Signing, IL Reading Conf., Springfield, IL
Some of Kay's Earlier Presentations and Appearances
| Library Presentation, Lower Salford Elementary School, Harleysville,
PA Book Signing, Newtown Book Shop, Newton, PA One-on-One Writer's Conference (Mentor), New Brunswick, NJ Educator's Night, Barnes and Noble , Whitehall, PA Book Signing/Presentation, Booktenders, Doylestown, PA Banquet Speaker/Workshop Presenter/Book Signing, Title One Conference, Tannersville, PA Book Signing/Presentation, Barnes and Noble, Whitehall, PA Book Signing, NAIBA, Atlantic City, NJ Panel Presentation/Book Signing, PA School Library Association, Doylestown, PA Presentation, Bucks County Librarians, Quakertown, PA Book Signing, Moravian Bookstore, Bethlehem, PA Presentation/Book Signing, My Teacher for President Contest Celebration, Barnes and Noble, Whitehall, PA Panel Presentation/Book Signing, Ed. Media Association, New Brunswick, NJ Featured Author, Wisconsin Reading Conference, Milwaukee, WI Featured Author, Young Authors Conference, Milwaukee, WI Banquet Speaker/Workshop Presenter, PA PTA Convention, Wilkes-Barre, PA Featured Speaker, SCBWI(Eastern PA) Conference, Sterling Inn, Sterling, PA Book Signing, Friendly Bookstore, Quakertown, PA
State Department of Education: Harrisburg, PA
American International Schools - Italy, Egypt, Jordan, India, Nepal NESA - Near East South Asia Conference - Crete, Greece
National IRA - New Orleans National IRA - Toronto National NCTE - Atlanta Keystone State Reading Conf., PA Kutztown University Reading Conf., PA Lehigh Reading Conference Lehigh University - Year of the Writer Conf. National EKNE - Elementary, Kindergarten, Nursery Educators Shenandoah University Children’s Literature
Conf., Winchester, Va.
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Hodge Podge Children’s Literature Conf., (2 Appearances), Albany, NY Delaware County IRA (Regional), Featured Author, Glenside, PA SCBWI, Eastern PA, Fall Philly Conference, Westchester, PA Early Childhood Ed. Conference, Keynote Speaker, Northampton Comm. College Keystone Reading Conference, Seven Springs, PA Bloomsburg Reading Conference, Hershey, PA SCBWI- New York Regional Conference, New York University New School Author Seminar , NYC International Reading Association, Bucks Co. Fall Brunch SCBWI - Regional, NJ Chapter, Princeton, NJ Bucks Co. School Librarians, Doylestown, PA Eastern PA SCBWI Spring Conference, S. Sterling, PA Tri-County IRA Book Fest, Montgomery Co., PA Children's Reading Round Table, Philadelphia Free Library James Michener Library, Quakertown, PABowman and Handley Libraries, Winchester, Virginia Emmaus Public Library, Emmaus, PA Barnes and Nobel: Educator's Night, Whitehall, PA Barnes and Nobel: Writer's Night, Montgomeryville, PA Bucks County IRA: Fall Brunch, Peddler's Village, PA Barnes and Nobel: Reading Debut, Whitehall, PA Barnes and Nobel: Abe Lincoln, Montgomeryville, PA Read Across America - Lafayette College, Easton, PA Moravian Bookstore, Bethlehem, PA Kutztown U. Children's Literature Festival, Kutztown, PA Tri-County IRA, Lancaster, PA Literacy Fest - Tri-County IRA, Montgomery County, PA NCTE (Regional)-Luncheon Speaker, Wichita, Kansas Keystone Reading Conference, Hershey, PA Chris's Corner Children's Book Store, Philadelphia, PA Indiana School Media Educators, Indianapolis, Indiana NJ Educator's Media Association, East Brunswick, NJ
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