Nicole Magistro
Author
About
Nicole Magistro is a professional reader and amateur mother who lives in the mountains of Colorado. She owned a bookstore for 15 years, wrote thousands of book reviews, and memorized a few too many bedtime stories. Her favorite place in the world is the real Read Island, which inspired her debut picture book. As an author, Magistro is the winner of the Colorado Book Award, SCBWI Spark Honor, and a finalist Reading the West Book Award. She has spoken to students in CO, MI, OH, and UT.
School Visit Topics & Activities
My events include:
· Background (author childhood, jobs in writing, how the book was made)
· Interactive drawing demonstration
· Story time read aloud* Questions and curiosity
Book signing Materials needed:
· Drawing surface
· Paper or notebook
· Pen, pencil, marker, or crayon
The author and illustrator provide:
· PDF and JPG files customized for school community promotions
· PDF customized for book pre-orders to be distributed or emailed to parents
· PDF of word search extension activity
· PDF of coloring activity* Link to Video book of Read Island provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program of the Department of Education.
· Signed, personalized books shipped to the school in advance of the event
· Three virtual presentations of approximately 30-40 minutes each, tailored to PreK-3 audience or other age group as needed
The school, PTA or event sponsor provide:
· Advanced notice to teachers and parents about the event
· Classroom familiarity with the book(s) prior to the event
· Purchased copies of the book(s) for the school and/or classroom teacher(s)
· Support for circulation and collection of pre-order forms and payments
· Bulk purchase of book(s) either collectively by parents or by school/organization
· All sales made through The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop, Niwot, CO
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