Events
Author Visits 2023-2024
Spring virtual author visits:
Helen Tyson Middle School
Fort Worth Academy
Bishop John King Mussio Central
April 23-24: Northwest Arkansas
Vandergriff Elementary School
Janie Darr Elementary
Willis D. Shaw Elementary
April 19: Albany, NY
Forest Park Elementary School
Roessleville Elementary
April 11, 2024: Los Angeles, CA
Curtis School
View Park Elementary
February 21, 2024: Illinois
Kingsley Elementary School, Downer’s Grove, IL
February 20, 2024: Chicago, IL
Lara Academy, Chicago, IL
February 12, 2024: Illinois
Wilmot Elementary, Deerfield, IL
Olive C. Martin, Lake Villa, IL
February 7-8, 2024: Philadelphia, PA
East Goshen Elementary
Glen Acres Elementary
Fern Hill Elementary
Roslyn Elementary
Willow Hill Elementary
Overlook Elementary
Sarah Starkweather Elementary
Hillsdale Elementary
Greystone Elementary
February 2, 2024: World Read Aloud Day #2
Fort Montgomery Elementary, Newburgh Junction, New York
Roosevelt School, Ossining, NY
Overlook Elementary, Abington, PA
Howe-Manning Elementary School, Middleton, MA
Washington School, NJ
Sugarloaf Elementary, Frederick, MD
Joy James Academy, Fort Worth, Texas
Sunrise Elementary, Blaine, MN
January 31, 2024: World Read Aloud Day #1
Gallardo Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
West Woods Upper Elementary, Farmington CT
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary, Silver Springs, MD
John Tyson Elementary, Springdale, AR
Washington School, NJ
Amese Elementary, Riverside, IL
Webb Elementary, McKinney, Texas
Bannockburn ES, Bethesda, MD
January 26, 2024: Chicago, IL
Patrick Henry Elementary, Chicago, IL
January 23-25, 2024: Beloit, WI
Gaston Elementary
The Lincoln Academy
Hackett Elementary
Merrill Elementary
Converse Elementary
Robinson Elementary
Todd Elementary
Garden Prairie Intermediate
January 19, 2024: Chicago, IL
Seward Academy, Chicago, IL
December 7, 2023: Ohio
National Inventors Hall of Fame School for STEM, Akron, OH
October 25, 2023: Illinois
Avoca West School, Glenview, IL
Walden Elementary School, Deerfield, IL
October 18, 2023: Illinois
Hubbard Woods School, Winnetka, IL
Faith Hope & Charity, Winnetka, IL
October 5, 2023: Illinois
Romona Elementary School, Wilmette, IL
September 26, 2023: Highland Park, IL
Red Oak Elementary, Highland Park, IL
Braeside School, Highland Park, IL
September 22, 2023: Illinois
Glenview Public Library, Glenview, IL
Chiaravalle Montessori, Evanston, IL
September 14, 2023: Book Release Party! Milk & Cookies & Cookie Queen; An after-school author visit at The Book Stall
August 6, 2023: Book Release Party! Tate’s Bake Shop, Southampton, NY, 11am. Join award-winning author Lowey Bundy Sichol & Tate’s Bake Shop founder Kathleen King for a very special book launch party at the Tate’s Bake Shop store in Southampton, NY.
August 4, 2023: SCBWI Summer Conference, Presenter: Think Like an Entrepreneur!
July 25, 2023: Picture Book Release!! Cookie Queen: How One Girl Started Tate’s Bake Shop by Lowey Bundy Sichol and Kathleen King, founder of Tate’s Bake Shop
Author Visits 2022-2023
June 1, 2023: Yorkville School District, Yorkville, IL
April 12, 2023: Thompson Elementary, Houston, TX (Giving Back Program!)
April 12, 2023: J. Ruth Elementary, Houston, TX (Giving Back Program!)
April 6, 2023: Horace Mann Elementary, Redmond, WA
March 15, 2023: Nancy Young Elementary, Aurora, IL (Giving Back Program!)
March 15, 2023: McCarty Elementary School, Aurora, IL (Giving Back Program!)
March 10, 2023: LaFayette Elementary School, Fuquay-Varina, NC
March 9, 2023: O. Henry Elementary, Garland, TX (Giving Back Program!)
March 9, 2023: Terrace Richardson Elementary, Richardson, TX (Giving Back Program!)
March 6, 2023: Merriam School, Acton, MA
March 2, 2023: Middleton Public Schools, Middleton, MA
February 11, 2023: SCBWI Conference, NYC
February 3, 2023 (2nd day): World Read Aloud Day!
Hosp Elementary, Frisco, TX
Heghts Elementary School, Sharon, MA
Prospect Elementary School, Clarendon Hills, IL,
Incarnate Word Academy
Washington School, Millburn, NJ
Centennial Elementary School, Edmond, OK
Triad Middle School, Jacob, IL
Moriarty Edgewood School District, Moriarty, NM
Kingsley Elementary School, Downers Grove, IL
Booneville Elementary School, Booneville, NY
February 1, 2023: World Read Aloud Day!
Brumfield Elementary, Warrenton, VA
West Woods Upper Elementary School, Farmington CT
Ames Elementary, Riverside, IL
Hindley School, Darien, CT
Blythe Park School, Riverside, IL
Cheatham Elementary, Allen TX
Grundy Center Elementary, Grundy Center, IA
Bayville Elementary School, Bayville, NY
Moss Haven Elementary, Dallas, TX
Spring Grove School, Hollister, CA
Joseph C. Moscona School, Metairie, LA
Kaneland Blackberry Creek, Elburn, IL
January 11, 2023: In person - Lane Elementary School, Alsip, IL
December 14, 2022 - St. Francis, Wilmette, IL
Author Visits, 2021-2022
May 2, 2022: In person Massachusetts - Howe-Manning School (MA); Proctor School (MA)
April 25-29, 2022: In person Illinois - Ivy Hill School (IL); Patton School (IL); Park Ridge Franklin School (IL); Westgate School (IL); Stony Creek School (IL)
April 19-21, 2022: In person San Antonio, TX - Burke Elementary, (TX); Fischer Elementary, (TX); Mead Elementary, (TX); Bob Lewis Elementary, (TX); John Glenn Elementary, (TX); Henderson Elementary, (TX); Villarreal Elementary, (TX)
April 8-14, 2022: In person - Chicago, IL -McKenzie Elementary (IL); Yorkville Grade School (IL); Immaculate Conception (IL); South Park Elementary School (IL); Wescott School (IL)
March 17-18, 2022: In person - Cleveland, OH - Incarnate Word Academy, (OH); Mohawk Local, (OH); Seneca East (OH)
March 10, 2022: In person - Oshkosh, WI - Omro Elementary School
March 9, 2022: Virtual author visits: River Valley Elementary (IL)
March 3, 2022: In person - Monkey & Dog, Dallas, TX
March 3-4, 2022: In person -Joy James Elementary, Dallas, TX; AV Cato Elementary, Dallas, TX; Castleberry Elementary, Dallas, TX; Hilltop Elementary, Dallas, TX
March 2, 2022: Virtual Author Visits: Manomet Elementary, Santa Rita Elementary, W.O. Mitchell School, Old Post
March 1, 2022: Book Birthday! Idea Makers is released.
February 26, 2022: Open house book signing at The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL.
February 24, 2022: Virtual Author visit: Cato Elementary (TX)
February 23, 2022: In person -Wisconsin - Horace Mann Elementary (WI); Edgewood Elementary (WI)
February 9, 2022: Virtual Author Visit: Bannockburn Elementary (IL)
February 2, 2022 - Virtual Author Visits: Norwich Elementary; Grundy Center Elementary; Ames Elementary; Tucker School; W.O. Mitchell School; Sherwood School; Woodridge Elementary School; Blackberry Creek Elementary
January 29, 2022 - In person -Illinois - St. Francis Xavier School (IL)
January 7, 2022 - Virtual Author Visits: Liberty Hill Elementary (TX); Romona Elementary (IL); Irma Marsh Middle School (TX); Kingsley Elementary (IL)
December 9, 2021: Virtual Author Visits: Rancho Sienna Elementary (TX); JB Passmore Elementary (TX); Agnew Elementary School (CA); Dr. Martha Mead Elementary (TX); St Clare School (CA)
November 19, 2021: Virtual Author Visits: Bill Burden Elementary (TX); Brookview Elementary (IL), East Point Elementary (GA); Wakefield Elementary (MD); Hoffman Elementary (IL)
October 27, 2021: Virtual Author Visits: Oak Hills Terrace (TX); Berean Christian School (TN); Tega Cay Elementary (SC); Mt. Tabor Elementary (NJ); Montgomery Elementary School (OH)
Author Visits, 2020-21
October 21, 2020: Krueger Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
October 27, 2020: Hilltop Elementary, Argyle, TX
November 4, 2020: Ridgebury Elementary School, Ridgefield, CT
November 18, 2020: Blessed Sacrament School, Walpole, MA
November 20, 2020: Colonies North Elementary, San Antonio, TX
December 18, 2020: Mireles Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
January 20, 2021: Boone Elementary, San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2021: Ridley School District, Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2021: World Read Aloud Day!
Mt. Tabor Elementary School, New Albany IN
Tucker School, Milton, MA
Noblesville Schools, Noblesville, IN
Romona Elementary, Wilmette, IL
Howe-Manning School, Middleton, MA
West Woods Upper Elementary School, Farmington, CT
St Clare School, Portland, OR
Laurelwood Elementary, Santa Clara, CA
February 10, 2021: Blessed Sacrament School, Walpole, MA
February 24, 2021: Schaghticoke Middle School, New Milford, CT
March 15, 16, & 17, 2021: Bob Lewis Elementary, San Antonio, TX
March 16 & 17, 2021: Glenn Elementary, San Antonio, TX
May 4, 2021: Hoffman Elementary, San Antonio, TX
May 5, 2021: Linton Elementary, San Antonio, TX
May 6, 2021: Conn Magnet Elementary, School of Entrepreneurial Design, Raleigh, NC
Author Visits, 2020
January 23, 2020: Skype with Parkwood Elementary School, Maryland Heights, MO
January 27, 2020: Town School for Boys, San Francisco, CA
January 28, 2020: Campbell School of Innovation, Campbell, CA
January 28, 2020: Hammer Montessori Elementary School, San Jose, CA
January 28, 2020: Sakamoto Elementary School, San Jose, CA
January 29, 2020: Curtis School, Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2020: WORLD READ ALOUD DAY #1
T. Baldwin Demarest School, Old Tappan, NJ
Academy For International Studies, Danbury, CT
Forest Lake Elementary, Minnesota, MN
Barnwell Elementary, Johns Creek, GA
Frost Elementary, Richmond, TX
Tulare City School District, Tulare, CA
Stipes Elementary School, Irving, TX
February 5, 2020: WORLD READ ALOUD DAY #2
Berean Christian School, West Palm Beach, FL
Greensview Elementary School, Columbus, OH
Twin Oaks Elementary School, San Marcos, CA
Avondale School, Auburn Hills, MI
Bertram Elementary, Bertram, TX
Schnecksville Elementary School, Allentown, PA
Curtis Elementary, Weatherford, TX
Greenbriar Elementary School, Northbrook, IL
February 7, 2020: WORLD READ ALOUD DAY #3
Prospect School, Clarendon Hills, IL
Hertford Grammar School, Hertford, NC
Castleberry ISD, Fort Worth, TX
Tops field Schools, Topsfield, MA
Howe-Manning School, Middleton, MA
Mineral Point Elementary School, Mineral Point, WI
February 12, 2020: Stony Creek Elementary School, Alsip, IL
February 19, 2020: Spring Hill Elementary, Pflugerville, TX
February 21, 2020: Oak Forest Elementary School, Atascocita, TX
February 21, 2020: Elm Grove Elementary School, Kingwood, TX
February 22, 2020: Anderson's 18th Annual Children's Literature Breakfast, Woodbridge, IL
February 24, 2020: Skype with Seneca East Local Schools, Attica, Ohio
February 26, 2020: Skype with A.F. Ames Elementary School, Riverside, IL
February 26, 2020: Skype with Kennedy Community School, St Joseph, MN
February 26, 2020: Skype with Step Ahead Gifted Academy Cary, NC
February 26, 2020: Skype with OCS Elementary, Edmond, Ok
February 28, 2020: Mill Creek Elementary School, Mill Creek, WA
February 28, 2020: Horace Mann Elementary, Redmond, WA
March 1, 2020: The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL with Diana Kapp, author of Girls Who Run the World: 31 CEOS Who Mean Business
March 4, 2020: Skype with Southside Elementary, Angleton, TX
March 5, 2020: Skype with J.A. Dever Elementary School, Valley Stream, NY
March 13, 2020: Stony Creek Elementary, Noblesville Indiana
COVID-19 cancelled events:
March 17, 2020: Invention Workshop! #1 Romona School, Wilmette, IL
March 18, 2020: Gombert, Aurora, IL
March 18, 2020: Glen Crest Middle School, Glen Ellyn, IL
March 19, 2020: Invention Workshop! #2 Romona School, Wilmette, IL
March 31, 2020: 50 Years of Women at Tuck, EvolveHer, Chicago, IL
April 3, 2020: Our Lady of the Wayside, Arlington Heights, IL
April 3, 2020: St. Francis Xavier, LaGrange, IL
April 16, 2020: Burnet Elementary, Dallas, TX
April 16, 2020: Richardson Terrace Elementary, Richardson, TX
April 17, 2020: Walker Elementary, Heartland, TX
April 17, 2020: Hollis T. Dietz Elementary, Heartland, TX
April 17, 2020: Chandler Elementary, Allen, TX
April 22, 2020: Anderson, St. Charles, IL
April 22, 2020: Huntley MS, DeKalb, IL
April 24, 2020: Horace Mann Elementary School, West Allis, WI
April 24, 2020: Edgewood Elementary, Greenfield, WI
April 24, 2020: Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
April 28, 2020: Homestead Elementary School, Aurora, IL
April 29, 2020: Ferson Creek, St. Charles, IL
April 29, 2020: Lincoln, St. Charles, IL
May 1, 2020: Kingsley, Downer’s Grove, IL
May 1, 2020: Monroe, Hinsdale, IL
May 8, 2020: McNeel Intermediate, Beloit, WI
May 8, 2020: Cunningham Intermediate, Beloit, WI
May 9, 2020: Aldrich Intermediate, Beloit, WI
May 9, 2020: Frozen Intermediate, Beloit, WI
Author Visits, 2019
December 13, 2019: Hoffman Middle School/ Smith Elementary, Houston, TX
December 13, 2019: Oleson Elementary, Houston, TX
December 12, 2019: Benavidez Elementary, Houston, TX
November 15, 2019: Sycamore Springs Elementary School, Dripping Springs, TX
November 15, 2019: Walnut Springs Elementary School, Dripping Springs, TX
November 14, 2019: Rancho Sienna Elementary School, Georgetown, TX
November 14, 2019: Bill Burden Elementary, Liberty Hill, TX
November 13, 2019: Smith Elementary, Austin, TX
November 12, 2019: Willard Elementary School, Riverside, IL - Family Reading Night
October 21, 2019 - John D. Hardy Elementary School, Wellesley, MA - STEM week
September 21, 2019: Workshop: What’s YOUR Big IDEA? The Book Stall, Winnetka, IL
July 17, 2019: IDEA Tank for Kids
July 9, 2019: From an Idea to Google & From an Idea to LEGO book birthday!
May 10, 2019 - Edison Elementary School, Morton Grove, IL
May 6, 2019 - Madonna Mission, Chicago, IL - Madonna Mission is an after school tutoring program for refugee children.
April 26, 2019 - Hoffman School, Glenview, IL
April 26, 2019 - Glen Grove School, Glenview, IL
April 24, 2019 - Greenbrier School, Arlington Heights, IL
April 23, 2019 - Greeley School, Winnetka, IL
April 17, 2019 - Pleasant Ridge School, Glenview, IL
April 17, 2019 - Orrington School, Evanston, IL
April 12, 2019 - Hatherly School, Scituate, MA
April 11, 2019 - Derby Academy, Hingham, MA
April 11, 2019 - Foster Elementary, Hingham, MA
April 1, 2019 - Palestine Grade School, Palestine, IL
April 1, 2019 - Jasper County Community Unit 1, Newton, IL
March 20, 2019 - Romona Elementary School, Wilmette, IL
March 15, 2019 - New Lebanon School, Greenwich, CT
March 15, 2019 - Schaghticoke Middle School, New Milford, CT
March 14, 2019 - Cos Cob, Greenwich, CT
March 14, 2019 - Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich, CT
March 8, 2019 - Skokie School, Winnetka, IL
March 1, 2019 - Brookland Middle School, Washington, D.C. (Open Book Foundation)
March 1, 2019 - McKinley Middle School, Washington, D.C. (Open Book Foundation)
February 28, 2019 - Cardinal John Foley, Haverford, PA
February 28, 2019 - James Dobson School, Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2019 - Anderson's 17th Annual Children's Literature Breakfast, Woodbridge, IL
February 23, 2019 - The Book Stall -- Book Release Party, Winnetka, IL
February 22, 2019 - Westfield Middle School, Bloomingdale, IL
February 22, 2019 - Wild Rose Elementary School, St. Charles, IL
February 22, 2019 - Young Elementary School, Aurora, IL
February 21, 2019 - Hubbard Woods School, Winnetka, IL
February 21, 2019 - St. Francis Xavier School, Wilmette, IL
February 20, 2019 - Sherwood School, Highland Park, IL
February 20, 2019 - Central School, Wilmette, IL
February 14, 2019 - Shepard Middle School, Deerfield, IL
February 12, 2019 - From an Idea to Nike, From an Idea to Disney book birthday!
February 12, 2019 - Caruso Middle School, Deerfield, IL
January 25, 2019 - Skokie School, Winnetka, IL
Think big ideas.
