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Author Visits

The School District of Elmbrook in partnership with our Outstanding Community Partner award-winner Boswell Book Company is committed to providing students with unique and engaging opportunities to foster creativity in reading and writing.

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Author Lee

Author Lisa Yee

Author Santat

Illustrator Dan Santat

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Author Thanhhá Lai

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Author John Schu

Schu 2

Author John Schu

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Author and Illustrator duo David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka

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Author and Illustrator duo David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka

Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano, and Eoin Colfer

Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano & Eoin Colfer - authors and illustrator of Illegal graphic novel

Jeffrey Brown signing books for students

Jeffrey Brown signing books for students

john david anderson
John David Anderson visits WHMS
Katherine Rundell reading to students

Katherine Rundell reading to students

Drew Daywalt

Drew Daywalt - author of The Day The Crayons Quit series

Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamilo - author of Because of Winn Dixie

Michael Hall reads to students

Michael Hall - author of Little i

David & Nic Sheff
Cronin and Lewin visit Brookfield Elementary

Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin - author & illustrator of the Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type series

Drew Daywalt speaks at Tonawanda

Drew Daywalt speaks at Tonawanda

Debbie Diesen speaks to students

Debbie Diesen speaks to students

Tom Watson

Tom Watson

Previous District Author Visits

Elmbrook hosted author Lisa Yee and author/illustrator Dan Santat at Brookfield Elementary on Wednesday, January 10 as they presented to a full library. They visited in promotion of their new book The Misfits which was just released on January 2. Yee is a Newbery Honor Winner and Santat is a 2023 National Book Award Winner for Young People’s Literature and 2015 Caldecott Medal Winner! Their engaging and hilarious presentation centered around how they started in their professions, how to draw and write creatively, and their long-time collaboration efforts.

Read More about Newbery Honor-Winning Author Lisa Yee, 2023 National Book Award Winner Dan Santat Visit Brookfield Elementary

On Friday, October 20, Geisel Award-winning author and illustrator duo David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka visited Tonawanda Elementary in promotion of their new book See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot See (released 7/25/23). They spoke to over 300 highly engaged Kindergarten through third-grade students about their writing process, acted out their new book with the teachers and students, and ended with an interactive drawing session.

Read More about Author & Illustrator Duo David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka Visit Elmbrook
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On Wednesday, May 17, Newbery Honor-winning author Thanhhà Lai spoke to Elmbrook middle schoolers in promotion of her new book (released May 9), When Clouds Touch Us. Lai presented to sixth graders at the ultrascreen in Brookfield’s Marcus Majestic Theatre for an interactive and engaging presentation about her writing and personal stories as a Vietnamese refugee that inspired her books.

Read More about Newbery-Winning Author Thanhhà Lai Visits Elmbrook