Author Visits
Lemon House Publishing Founder & Author Jacky Lamenzo Sinha offers virtual and in-person learning presentations and workshops for elementary schools and youth organizations.
Author Visit Options
Interactive Storytime
Jacky will read Addy Wants to Fit In, talk about the writing process, and answer student questions.
30 Minute Session, $200 + Travel Costs
Can be a classroom or large group assembly-style presentation.
Writing Workshop
Jacky will read Addy Wants to Fit In, talk in-depth about the process, and provide digital worksheets to teach the pattern she used to write her own children’s book. Students would leave with the pieces to write their own stories; a main character, problem, and the character’s attempts to solve their problem.
45-60 Minute Session, $350 + Travel Costs
Better for single classroom writing lesson setting.
Author Series Workshop
Jacky will guide students through the process of writing their own children’s book over 4 sessions. Teachers will complete steps with students between sessions.
Session 1: Read Addy Wants to Fit In, talk in-depth about the process, and begin brainstorming.
Session 2: Guide students to begin writing their rough drafts of their stories, including a lesson on 1st vs 3rd person and past vs present tense.
Session 3: Lead students in a peer-editing session and discuss revising stories.
Session 4: Break stories into 12 pages and show the process of illustrating and formatting books for publishing.
4x 45-60 Minute Sessions, $1400 + Travel Costs
Single classroom writing lesson setting.
Virtual Author Visits also available.
The Book Behind the Brand
Jacky’s book Addy Wants to Fit In is about an ant who is a picky eater who often feels left out at dinner time. She desperately wants to try the foods that her friends and family eat, but has a hard time. This story opens up the dialogue around trying new foods (and trying new things in general) and reminds kids it’s okay to be nervous and brave at the same time.
The Presentation
After a read-aloud of Addy Wants to Fit In, Jacky will walk students through the writing and illustrating process with a visual presentation. She drives home the important reminder that mistakes and patience are crucial to achieving difficult goals.
This presentation is ideal for students from 1st Grade through 5th Grade.
Sessions should be kept to regular class sizes (20-30 students) because they are interactive and will lose value with a bigger group. Travel fees apply for schools further than 10 miles from Boston, MA.
Testimonials
“Your workshop was so inspiring, and I cannot wait to see what our writers do with your suggestions! We are so excited to try your strategy of try, try, try, succeed in our own stories. Thank you again for taking the time to teach us, we could not be more excited to get your books in our classroom!”
“Thank you SO much for coming to our school. You were an incredible presenter and every single teacher and Principal Kelly were RAVING about you afterward. We felt like we were watching a model lesson!”
“Jacky was friendly, informative, and extremely engaging for the students.”
“Jacky’s visit was inspirational! She engaged our students with enthusiasm and connected with them at an age-appropriate level. Her slideshow presentation went smoothly and she interacted with the students in a highly engaging manner.”
“You have sparked an interest in bookmaking in our little ones! All the teachers thought your presentation was “spot-on”. I think your teaching experience bodes you well in your role as an author. So happy that you were able to share your talent with us!”
“When I grow up I might be a writer just like you. Thank you SO much for coming on our Zoom. Even though I think in person is better it still was SO fun to Zoom with a real author!”
“Jacky gave an engaging presentation to the 4th graders! They loved learning about the pattern of writing a picture book and listening to Jacky read her story aloud. It was fun to see the stages of illustrating and learning about the timeline of writing a book.”
“My students took away a sense of pride as a writer and determination that they can be successful authors.”