FUN STUFF FOR TEACHERS
IN THE CLASSROOM
School and Library Visits
Programs
Mr. Asch is fully engaged for the year 2003.
- K-2 interactive storytelling, drawing and creative dramatics.
- Grades 3-6 Interactive storytelling, personal classroom visits, "Harnessing Your Imagination".
- Evening Bedtime Storytelling and Music program for families.
- Conferences: Mr. Asch speaks to groups of teachers and librarians about his work and current projects.
- Storytelling workshops for parents, teachers, and librarians.
Group Sizes: "Large groups of 300 are fine but I prefer smaller groups of one hundred or less. Visiting two or three schools in an area at once, over a period of several days works best. I usually do one large program in the morning, and one in the afternoon per day, and spend the rest of the day visiting individual classrooms."
Please note: If you schedule an evening program for families, Mr. Asch will do a large morning program but only visit classrooms on that afternoon.
Fee: $2,000 per day honorarium plus travel expenses.
Please have on hand: a large easel, large pad of paper, magic markers, and a slide projector, a stool, and a microphone for larger groups.
Teachers: "If you would like to set up a creative project for your class in preparation for my visit, please e-mail me".
Book Signing and Interviews: Mr. Asch will be happy to autograph books and/or be interviewed. Order books at least four to six weeks prior to the appearance. If you need assistance ordering books for the program please contact:
Rose Marie Rauch at Harcourt Brace (The Earth and I, Water, Sawgrass Poems, Cactus Poems, Song of the North, The Sun is My Favorite Star, Baby Bird's First Nest, Goodnight, Baby Bear, Baby Duck's New Friend, Like a Windy Day) 619-699-6534
John Mason at Scholastic, Inc. (Moondance in hardcover and paperback editions of most of the Bear books) 212-343-7607.
Joanne Case at Kids Can Press Ltd. (Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs, Mr. Molsen's Mouse, Mr. Saguette and his Baguette, I Can Blink, I Can Roar) 1-800-265-0884 e-mail: jcase@kidscan.com
Janice Boland at Richard C. Owen Publishers to order Frank's Autobiography, One Man Show. 1-800-336-5588.
Food: If you or your school will be providing a meal, please be advised that Mr. Asch does not eat beef pork or chicken.
Multiple school or library visits: If you are planning a number of visits for the schools and/or libraries in your area, please assign a coordinator and have them be the sole contact with Mr. Asch to save time and avoid confusion.
To set up a visit you may contact the publishers at any of the numbers above, or you may e-mail Mr. Asch directly.