“Over my long career as a children’s book author and illustrator, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at numerous schools, libraries, conferences, and universities. My travels and experiences have varied widely from a barrio school in Texas where English was the second language, to the high plains of North Dakota where every other boy seemed to be named Cody. On the West Coast, a sunny open-aired California school gasped “Awesome” when I described knee-high snow where I grew up in rural Michigan, and in an inner-city New York school, a little second grader innocently asked what it felt like to run barefoot through grass. After sharing The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate The Wash with an Indiana first grade, one little boy asked me how many pet boas I had, not if I had any pet boas! I’ve been delighted, inspired, and profoundly touched by the many thousands of children I’ve met along the way.”

General Information and Guidelines for an Author's Visit

Trinka’s presentations are up close, personal, and kid friendly, centering around her books. She discusses how ideas become stories, using the Jimmy’s Boa series, Apple Tree Christmas and The Scarlet Stockings Spy as examples. She is also an illustrator and uses original art and visual aids in her talk. She does three 45-minute presentations a day with a separate 20 minute presentation for Kindergarten and will speak to all grades, K-6, with groups numbering between 75 to 130 students. This schedule is flexible and can be tailored to your school’s needs. Trinka will also autograph books for the students, drawing a small picture in each one.

For more information or to schedule an appearance, please contact:

Audrey Mitnick
School Events Coordinator/Publicity
Sleeping Bear Press
310 Eisenhower Parkway - Suite 200
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Tel (800) 487-2323 Ext. 8767
Fax (734) 475-0787
Email: Audrey.Mitnick@cengage.com www.sleepingbearpress.com
To order books, call: (800) 487 2323

Author Appearance Coordinator
Penguin Young Readers Group
345 Hudson Street
New York, New York 10014
Tel (212) 414-3468 Fax (212) 414-3393
AuthorVisits@us.penguingroup.com
To order books, call: (866) 206-5865

Or contact:
Trinka Hakes Noble
trinka-studio@comcast.net