Debbie Ann Taylor, Author

Ann Arbor, MI
email: dpoet@umich.edu
website: www.sweetmusicinharlem.com

Books
Sweet Music in Harlem (Lee and Low Books, 2004), a picture book

Other Credits
"Back Door Sugar" Cricket Magazine (December 2005)
"For the First Night of Kwanzaa" Cricket Magazine (December 2001)
"Until The Last Piece of Pie is Gone" Pockets (November 2000)
"Shelly and The Great Purple Haistreak" New Moon Magazine (November-December 1998)
"Rain After Midnight" New Moon Magazine ( May-June 1997)

Awards

• International Reading Association Book Award Notable
• Cooperative Children's Book Center Book of the the Week
• "Outstanding Merit" Best Children's Book of the Year for 2005, Bank Street College of Education
• 2005-2006 Great Lakes Great Books Award Masterlist-Michigan Reading Association
• 2007 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award Masterlist
• 2006-2007 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee

Presentations tailored for K-6th grade and high school-adult
For Children: school visit, library visits, bookstores, museums, festivals
For Adults: reading conferences, educational institutions, book clubs, book festivals

Program Description
Debbie's presentations include colorful props and overheads to engage her audience. She reads excerpts or complete stories and shares how a picture book is made. For upper elementary grades, she emphasizes the value of revision and historical research. The presentation ends with a question and answer session and a preview of new work when requested.

Group Size: Prefer groups 40 or less.

Fees: Inquire

Speaker Availability: Full Year

Brochure Available.

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