Kids: My
Inspiration
I love to talk with and read to kids. If you're a teacher, librarian or are involved with young people in any way, please
invite me to come meet yours! Contact me for further information about my availability, presentation and fees.
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Find news and updates pertaining to my books and upcoming appearances below. If you are interested in learning more about one of the
events below or would like to schedule an appearance, please Write Me.
Mar 19: Bertschi School, Seattle, WA — Speaking at the culminating event for their "Experience Book Project." (Brendan Buckley's Universe was chosen as the school-wide book for families to read and discuss during the school year.)
Dec 17: Horace Mann Elementary School, Redmond, WA
Oct 25: Speaking at Seattle Book Fest, Secret Garden KidStage, 11am-12pm with author Samantha R. Vamos on "Diverse Families, Diverse Books," with book signing to follow.
Oct 11: Speaking at Wordstock, in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center, Children's Stage, 2-3pm with thriller author April Henry.
May 29: Samantha Smith Elementary School, Sammamish, WA — Speaking to all of the 3rd through 6th graders about writing
Brendan Buckley
May 16: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Regional Conference — participant on the Local Success Panel
February 13: Forest Ridge School, Bellevue, WA
January 28: Seattle Public Library, Downtown Branch — Speaking to 400 children participating in the Global Reading Challenge program
November 5-6: Sacramento Public Library — Speaking to four branches in conjunction with the Smithsonian's traveling exhibit
Freedom's Sisters, which celebrates the lives of twenty African-American women, historic and living.
October 22: Guest speaker for the Cub Scouts' "Adventures in Reading" month.
October 18: Wisconsin Book Festival — Panelist with children's literature greats Fred and Patricia McKissack,
authors of over 100 books for young people, on writing for and about African-American and biracial children.
October 1, 14 and 16: Guest author at Children's Book Shop Open House — Burien, Puyallup and Kent, WA.
July 11: Appearing on NBC's TODAY Show as a guest of Al Roker and his kids' book club.
June 28-July 2: Attending the American Librarian Association's summer convention to receive the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe
New Talent Award.
June 14: MIXED ROOTS Film and
Literary Festival appearance with Kim Wayans, 10-11:15 a.m. and panel discussion post-screening of film My People Are: Youth Pride in
Mixed Heritage, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Additional reading, 2-5 p.m. Whether you are multiracial, in an interracial family, or just know
someone who is, come out and be moved by the art of mixed race people from around the country. The festival runs from June 12-14 and is being
held in Los Angeles at the Japanese American National Museum.
June 10: School visit at Aki Kurose Middle School, Seattle, WA
June 7: Barnes & Noble West reading and signing, Madison, WI, 2 p.m.
May 18: Appearing at two wonderful, independent bookstores in Portland, OR, along with writer friends Joni Sensel and Thatcher Heldring —
A Children's Place at noon, and
Powell's in Beaverton at 2 p.m.
May 16: School visit at Gateway Middle School, Everett, WA
April 24: Reading to kids and parents at "Take Your Kids to Work Day," Starbucks' Headquarters, Seattle, WA
January 19: Brendan Buckley's LOS ANGELES area premiere! Reading and signing at Once Upon A Time Bookstore, Montrose, CA, 2:00 p.m.
January 18: Speaking to 6th graders at Pasadena
Christian School, Pasadena, CA
December 1: Signing at Winter Open House — Secret Garden Bookshop, Ballard, WA, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
November 17: Borders Grand Opening with Class of 2k7 — Borders, Gig Harbor, WA, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
November 16: Reading and signing to celebrate National Children's Book Week —
Village Books, Bellingham,
WA, 11:00 a.m.
November 14: Reading and signing with Class of 2k7 — Children's Bookshop, Kent, WA, 4:00 p.m.
November 8: SCBWI's Fall Inside Story — Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA, 7:00 p.m.
November 4: Fall Book Fair — Inglewood Presbyterian Church, Kenmore, WA, 11:00 a.m.
November 1: Fall Book Fair — Parkplace
Books, Kirkland, WA, 6:30 p.m.
October 16: Educators' Evening Barnes
& Noble, Woodinville, WA, 7 p.m.
October 13: Brendan Buckley's Official Release Party — Parkplace Books, Kirkland, WA, 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome!
October 11: New Novelists Event — All For
Kids Books & Music, Seattle, 7 p.m.
Five local Class of 2k7 authors, including me, will speak about, read from and sign books. Kids, teachers and librarians especially invited!
October 9: Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It, my first work of fiction, will be released!
Click here to read more about Brendan Buckley's Universe.
September 21: Random House booth appearance at Pacific
Northwest Booksellers' Association convention, Bellevue, WA, 10:30 a.m.
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