Phil Bildner: The ABCs of School Visits
Phil just before his breakout session Phil Bildner is the author of numerous children’s picture books, including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize-winning Marvelous Cornelius , Martina & Chrissie, Twenty-One Elephants , The Soccer Fence , The Hallelujah Flight , and The Unforgettable Season . He is the author of the Rip & Red middle grade series and he is the co-creator of the New York Times best-selling middle grade chapter book serial, Sluggers . Phil spends much of the year visiting schools around the country conducting writing workshops and talking process with students. ** Phil was a middle school teacher for 11 years, and he says that "I look at my writing as the vehicle that lets me do school visits..." Now, "I look at myself as a traveling teacher." It's a presentation packed (packed!) with tips, including: "You have to bring it every day." Some kids will never meet another author, it's you. How do you get more school visits? Ask th...