More than 150 titles, including:

• We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin (Calkins Creek, 2007)
• Subway: The Story of Tunnels, Tubes, and Tracks (Boyds Mills, 2004)
• Captain Stormalong (Compass Point, 2004)
• Davy Crockett (Compass Point, 2004)
• Calamity Jane (Compass Point, 2004)
• Molly Pitcher (Compass Point, 2004)
• The Littlest Wolf (HarperCollins, 2002)
• Cat on Wheels (Boyds Mills, 2000)
• Cowboy Up! (Children's Press, 2001)
• Dinosaurs Dance (Children's Press, 1998)
• Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo (Boyds Mills, 1995)
• Max and Felix (Boyds Mills, 1993)
• Elliot Fry's Good-bye (Boyds Mills, 1994)
• Cory Coleman, Grade 2 (Henry Holt, 1990)

Character Development books featuring the Corner Kids:

• Trash Trouble (Children's Press, 2002)
• Summer Fun (Children's Press, 2002)
• The Cool Coats (Children's Press, 2002)
• The New Kid (Children's Press, 2002)
• The Pet Show (Children's Press, 2002)
• Everybody's Best Friend (Children's Press, 2002)
• Unsinkable! (Children's Press, 2002)
• A Flag for All (Children's Press, 2002)
• The Sidewalk Patrol (Children's Press, 2002)
• School Rules (Children's Press, 2002)
• The Birthday Flowers (Children's Press, 2002)
• The Promise (Children's Press, 2002)
• The Noodle Game (Children's Press, 2001)
• The Big Tee Ball Game (Children's Press, 2001)
• The Messy Lot (Children's Press, 2001)
• The Sparkle Thing (Children's Press, 2001)
• The Big, Beautiful, Brown Box (Children's Press, 2001)
• Money Trouble (Children's Press, 2001)

• The Jane Addams Book Award (2008)
• The Norman A. Sugarman Award for Biography (2008)
• Junior Library Guild selection (2005)
• SLJ "starred review"*
• Arkansas Diamond Award (2005 Honor)
• Great Lakes' Great Books Award (2004 Honor)
• Oppenheim Gold Medal for Best Book (2002)
• Michigan Readers' Choice Award (2002 Honor)
• Alabama Emphasis on Reading Award (Nominee)
• IRA "Celebrate Literacy Award"
• ABA "Pick of the List"
• IRA "Children's Choice"*
• Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
• Book for the Teen Age (New York Public Library)*
• Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee)
• Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award (Nominee)
• Kansas Reading Circle
• Top Ten Books for the First Grade
• Outstanding Science Book list*

*Multiple titles

GRADES

Programs for grades K through 6+.

LENGTH OF PROGRAMS

• Kindergarten — 30 minutes
• Grades 1 and 2 — Approx. 45 minutes
• Grades 3+ — Approx. 55 to 60 minutes
• Public Library & Family Night programs — 30 to 45 minutes
• Can adjust to fit your schedule.

AUDIENCE SIZE

Larry usually presents to an entire grade level at a time, or two combined grade levels. He has spoken to groups as small as 3 and as large as 2,000.

PROGRAMS

Take a Notion
Larry's school assembly program discusses the 5-step writing process as it relates to his own books. Having been a classroom teacher and Teaching Fellow for the San Diego Area Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, Larry knows how to talk to people of all ages, and he modifies each presentation to suit the audience. His school programs mesh nicely with Six-Trait Writing.

Kindergarten Visit — Larry will share the spark behind Country Bear's Good Neighbor, do an echo-reading of an emergent reader, and then share an interactive reading of Dinosaurs Dance. (We'll need room to spread out for this "movement" portion of the visit.)

Grades 1 and 2 — Larry discusses how his first children's book became a reality. This is followed by introducing the "notion" behind If Dogs Had Wings. Then after a brief introduction, he reads or "storytells" one of his picture books and/or shares the Dinosaurs Dance dance with students. A short video clip from Max and Felix is included and a brief Q/A.

Grades 3 and Up — With older children, Larry discusses both fiction and nonfiction. During this high-energy program, he'll touch on research techniques and demonstrate (with a much-edited manuscript) that revision is a necessary part of the writing process. Includes a short video clip and Q/A.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS

Workshops are suitable for grades 5 or 6.

Writers' Workshop

Writers' Workshop I
Some schools wish to reward their very best students with an opportunity to work with a professional author. During this brief 45-minute session, Larry will discuss story organization and then give children an opportunity to write either a cinquain poem or 5-step story. Limited to 20 aspiring young authors.

Writers' Workshop II
During this brief 45-minute session, Larry will discuss point of view and have students revise selections from an alternate viewpoint. Limited to 20 aspiring young authors.

Writers' Workshop III
Larry discusses first-person versus third-person writing through examples and activities. Limited to 20 aspiring young authors.

Family Night and Public Library Programs
Available by request.

International/DOD School Programs
Larry frequently presents his programs (in English) at American schools and DOD schools abroad.

A WORD FROM LARRY DANE BRIMNER

"I've been a writer all of my life, first learning to weave stories with my family on Kodiak Island, Alaska, where there was no television and only sporadic radio reception. However, my professional writing life began during my 20-year teaching career. Since my first book, I've written on a wide range of topics from flying dogs and hog-riding nanas to snowboarding and cockroaches. My work is based in the ordinary, the everyday, and I really enjoy showing young authors that they can tap into their own lives for rich story material — whether about a favorite topic or an amusing personal experience. An added bonus for me is that my school programs allow me to reinforce and support the unending work of classroom teachers; my message is their message, but often the students are more accepting of it because it comes from an outside source."

FEES

Take A Notion
$1,600.00 per day, total — NO EXPENSES, NO SURPRISES! (Fee quoted is for school visits within the contiguous United States.) A "day" includes up to 4 assemblies, plus 1 kindergarten program. Larry is happy to split a day between two schools if both schools are convenient to each other and book simultaneously. The half-day fee is $850.00 per school (2 large-group assemblies at each site, no exceptions). Larry prefers to visit multiple schools clustered together over two or more days, but is also happy to make single-day visits.

Writers' Workshop & Family Night programs are available at $250 per event when booked with a full-day program. Writers' Workshop program may NOT substitute for a Take A Notion assembly.

Schools in Larry's home region — AZ, San Diego and Imperial counties (CA), and NV — as well as DOD and American Schools abroad, should inquire via e-mail about fees and availability.

Larry Dane Brimner needs:

• A DVD Player & projector.
• A large screen positioned so that children will have a clear line of sight.
• A wireless lavalier (or collar) microphone. If this isn't available, then a microphone affixed to a stand that can be removed, is best.
• A table, approx. 5-feet in length (to help keep Mr. Brimner's materials organized).
• A bottle of water.

AUTOGRAPH INFORMATION

Larry is always happy to autograph copies of his books and appreciates a school's willingness and hard work to organize a booksale. Book ordering information is available at his website.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LARRY DANE BRIMNER

• Biography
• Testimonials
• References

CONTACT INFORMATION

Larry Dane Brimner
PO Box 87257
Tucson, AZ 85754
Phone: 520-514-2445
E-mail: LDB@Brimner.com
Web Site: http://www.Brimner.com