“The students were so engaged in your presentation. Thank you for explaining the illustration process and letting the students know what inspired you to write Dalia’s Wondrous Hair & Floating on Mama’s Song. Very informative and fun assembly.”

-Debbie Perzanowski, Librarian, Schmitt Elementary

“I just wanted to thank you again for visiting Fryberger! We had such a great day. I heard from teacher after teacher about how fabulous your presentations were. Last week, I had a second grader tell me just how impressed she was with your books.”

-Lindsey Glennan, Library Media Assistant, Fryberger Elementary

My fun, interactive assemblies are popular with kids of all ages and backgrounds. Teachers like them, too! In my PowerPoint slideshow, I highlight my Cuban-American background, as well as my process of illustrating and my inspiration for writing my picture books. After the slideshow, I do a lively, interactive drawing demo, featuring characters from my books. Finally, I do a raffle of the oversized drawing(s). I involve student volunteers at key points in my presentations.

In a more personal, small group setting, students and teachers have an opportunity to ask me questions and see original artwork from my books. In these low-tech presentations (no PowerPoint), I do a read aloud of one of my books, I share the three stages of making a picture book from the illustrator's perspective (here I show a book dummy and original paintings), and finally, I do a lively, interactive drawing demo featuring characters from the book. The classroom sessions can include up to two classes at a time.

My after-hours presentation at your school includes a PowerPoint slideshow or a read aloud of one of my books, combined with a show-and-tell of my original artwork and book dummies, depending on the group size and your preference. As always, I do my interactive drawing demo, followed by a raffle of the oversized drawing(s).