Author Visits with STEM-Friendly & Art Activities
SPEND TIME WITH KIM FREEMAN
- In-person or Zoom: Read aloud w/ Student Participation & STEAM-Friendly Activity.
- Read Aloud and Ice Cream Making Session
- … and more!
Some topics for activities:
- ICE CREAM CHALLENGE: Kids will help create a 26-scoop ice cream cone!
- MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK: Explore the path from idea to book.
- WHERE DO STORIES COME FROM? How to come up with and research ideas for stories.
- DRAW YOUR DREAM. Gus dreamed of becoming a cook. Draw a picture of your dream.
- WRITE A BIO: Augustus Jackson was a confectioner, inventor and entrepreneur. Is there another historical figure whom you admire? Tell us about him or her.
- INVENT A NEW ICE CREAM FLAVOR. Kids will draw a picture of their new creation.
My New Book
Ice Cream Man
HOW AUGUSTUS JACKSON MADE A SWEET TREAT BETTER
By Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman, Illustrated by Keith Mallett
Inspirations for Writers
These are a couple of inspirational quotes for writers. You can see a whole collection here.
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
Toni Morrison
“Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch,
a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.”
Jane Yolen
Favorite Picture Books
I love writing picture books! I also enjoy reading them. Each month, I will share some of my favorite picture books with you.
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