Pat Miller's Write Mind

Welcome

I attended one of your workshops this summer and, in 13 years of teaching, it was the best, most relevant, and practical session I've been to. So now I am devouring everything that you have written.--Margaret Scott, Librarian, Fort Worth, TX

Here's my two-sided informational brochure with more about my author, storytelling, and professional visits and fees. (689.5KB)
Author Visits, Storytelling, and Booking Information My 38 years as an elementary educator and librarian give me the background, enthusiasm, and bag of tricks to educate and entice students from PK - 5. I would love to visit your school or library!

My Books for Children Read reviews, print out teaching activities, and readers' theater scripts, and order online.

Professional workshops and inservices.It's been a great pleasure to meet librarians from across the country at the 77 workshops I've presented in the last 10 years. I'm happy to do one for your library group as well.

AASL handout This is the handout for Thinking Outside the Book: Practical Strategies That Engage Boys in Reading, my presentation at the American Association of School Librarians, October 28 (158.0KB)
Reading Record Pages If you visited my TLA 1001 Great Ideas table, these are the record pages to accompany the Oak Tree Reader program. (44.8KB)
What Does a Librarian Do All Day? (71.5KB)
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Children's Picture Books
Squirrel tries to make her first New Year's resolution.
Groundhog is too sick to do his annual job. Can he find a substitute?
Bear cubs learn about library behavior and procedures when they go on a book hunt.
Instructional Children's Picture Cards
Ms. Booker Bear helps five mischievous little monkeys learn to care for books.

Quick Links

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Information about how you can book an author.
Authors Guild
Advocates for published authors since 1912
Authors Guild Directory
A compendium of member websites