Nonfiction author Annette Whipple provides author visits to celebrate curiosity and excite children about reading and writing. She designs her programs to meet curriculum standards while providing unique programs for each audience. She's an experienced classroom teacher and has been presenting science, history, and writing workshops and author visits since 2015. Annette lives in Pennsylvania and also visits schools in Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Please contact Annette to discuss how school visits and programs can be altered or even created to fit your group's needs. Schools, libraries, homeschooling, conferences, and private groups are welcome!
Scroll down to see Annette's most popular author visit programs. Contact Annette to discuss how she can best meet your group's needs.
What can you expect? Check out these testimonials.
Explore Annette's Nonfiction Books.
Learn about Annette's Virtual Author Visits.
Learn about Annette's Professional Development
for Educators and Writers.
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Nonfiction: Facts Are Fun author visit |
In-Person Author Visits
Asking questions leads to more thinking and better writing. Annette guides students to celebrate their personal curiosity and become myth busters as they focus on the research process. Annette encourages students to celebrate their curiosity about science and history in this interactive and informative trivia program while sharing the importance of research.
Pioneer Childhood Grades 1-6
What was it like to be a child on the American frontier? Annette engages the audience about westward expansion, education, play, and home life for the pioneer children.
What can you expect? Check out these testimonials.
Are school visits worth it? Consider this SLJ article.
Poor school? Small school? You can have an author visit, too.
Or check out this newspaper article which featured one of my author visits.
More Author Visit Information
I also teach teachers with hands-on professional development workshops. Learn more about my educator workshops. (Some schools request these after a school visit. This works well when there is an early dismissal.)
Virtual Visits
Though I would prefer to be with your students at your school, I'm perfectly happy to engage your students wherever they are from my home. Most of my programs can be adapted to the screen. I work hard to make sure students are engaged virtually. I'm happy to work on the platform of your choosing.Edna and I are also available for virtual author visits. |
When Contacting Annette Whipple about Author Visits...
2023-2024 Author Visit Fees for Schools
I've been able to work with schools with smaller budgets.
$1,300 for a full day of author visits. Travel and lodging fees may apply.
$1,175 for schools less than 90 minutes from Oxford, PA. Travel feels may apply.
$750 for two programs, available for schools less than 60 minutes from Oxford, PA.
Travel Fees
Annette travels from her home near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Travel and lodging fees may be shared between schools.
Travel Fees Annette travels from her home near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Travel fees can be shared between schools. • Up to 1-hour drive- No travel fees • 1-1.5 hour drive- $0.65/ mile • 1.5+ hour drive- $0.65/mile travel fee and safe and clean hotel accommodations Please note, most 1.5-hour drives require lodging. Some do not. Hotel accommodations and mileage may be shared between schools, if applicable.
Up to 1-hour drive- No travel fees
1-1.5 hour drive- $0.65/ mile travel fee
1.5+ hour drive- $0.65/mile travel fee (or flight) in addition to safe/clean hotel accommodations.
(Please note, some 1.5 hour drive times do not require lodging. However most do.)Recording Annette's virtual visits is not allowed.
Single Basic Presentation- $350. Limited to 150 students.
Single Premium Presentation- $600. No limit on student participants within one building.
Additional same-day presentations- $150.
(NOTE: Book by June 1, 2023 and get last year's fees of $300, $500, and $200.)
Discounts
• Discount for multi-school visit:
$100 off for each school when booking more than one school (consecutive days required if a hotel is needed). Travel and lodging fees may be shared between schools.
• Discount for multi-day visit:
$100 off for each day when booking more than one day of visits (consecutive days required if a hotel is needed).
• A different discount may be extended for your unique situation. Please talk to me about your school and budget
10% OFF and A (Discounted) Book for Every Student
Purchase a book for every student in your school for $7 each. You may choose any paperback title in The Truth About series (or mix and match), which retail for $8.95. Get a 10% discount from the author visit fee when you buy a book for every student.
Family/Evening Presentation- $450
One 45-minute presentation for a multi-generation audience
If you are an author or illustrator, visit Cool School Visits for some great advice regarding school visits or meet some regional authors with the KidLit Authors Club.