Appearances

Alan is a former middle school, high school, and university instructor who knows how to keep things relevant and interesting in the classroom.

School visits may include any combination of:

School assemblies (45-60 minutes)
Classroom/library presentations (45-60 minutes)
Writing workshops (45-60 minutes)

Alan also enjoys doing shorter, less formal events with kids, like pizza lunches with students who've read his books, interviews with school newspapers, and book signings. Once he's at your school, he wants to meet as many kids as he can!

Suggested audience: Grades 3-12
Full day fee: $1,000 plus travel & hotel

(Please remember, a school visit takes away
two or three days of Alan's writing time!)

If you can't afford a full-day fee, consider sharing the travel expenses with another school in your area, or split the day between schools. Alan is also available for online chats via Skype for $100 per hour. (Click here to see Alan Skype chat with a class in Japan!)

School visits, particularly classroom presentations, work best when the students are familiar with Alan and his work. Teachers and librarians are encouraged to make copies of Alan's books available to students in advance of any school visit.

Pre-event sales of Alan's books can be arranged through a local bookstore, or directly from Dial Books. Click here to read more on ordering books from Dial.

E-mail Alan to discuss an author visit
View Alan's upcoming events calendar 

Read a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators guide to preparing for an author visit (PDF)