What’s included

• Meet the Author — My journey from farmer to author

• A read-aloud of The Hibernating Combine

• The Visit that Inspired Me — How one author changed my path

• Igniting the storyteller in all of us

• Resilience & Rejection — Why “no” helps writers grow

  Programs by Grade Level
  Pre-K — Short classroom visits with an introduction and read-aloud

  K–1st — “The Basics”: meeting the author and hearing the story

  2nd–3rd — “The Basics” plus deeper discussion, story seeds, and a Q&A

  4th–5th — Everything above, plus rhyming tempo and a reading from one of my rejected manuscripts

Costs

Option A – Flat Rate: $300 for the day (books available for $20 each, signed).

Option B – Book Sales: School commits to 35 book sales ($20 each, signed).