"Thank you so much for the fabulous presentations and for being so accommodating for last minute changes we needed. I've heard a lot of great feedback from your "visits" from both teachers and kids. Also, the format you used with multiple choices of programs and the pricing mad your visit so accessible to every class and every grade. I LOVED that!!"
— Mernie Maestas, Librarian Boone Trail Elementary, Wentzville, MO
Virtual Author Visits for Students
When you schedule a Virtual Author Visit with Judy Young, your students get to participate in the same type of exciting and educational programs that Judy has presented in-person at over 1,200 schools. During each session, Judy shares the writing and publication process through programs specifically made with grade level variations and lots of visuals to keep your students’ attentions focused. At the end of each session, there is time for Q/A. Judy realizes that school situations vary and she will work with you to schedule a virtual visit to meet your school’s or event's specific needs.
For Elementary and Intermediate Schools, grades PreK-6: Schools usually schedule students in grade level or combined grade level groups, with up to four sessions during the day. Sessions are 60 minutes each for grades 2-6, 30 minutes each for grades PreK-K-1. Each classroom usually logs into their session on their classroom computer and projects the visit for students to watch. However, some schools choose for classes to meet together in assembly fashion.
For Middle Schools, grades 5-8: Schools usually schedule students in grade level or combined grade level groups, with up to four sessions during the day. Session length is typically 60 minutes but this time frame can be modified from 50-90 minutes per session so presentations can be scheduled to fit your school's class time schedule. Often held during language, reading or library class times, teachers log in on their classroom computer and projects the visit for students to watch. However, some schools choose for classes to meet together in assembly fashion.
Types of Virtual Author Visits
Single School Visits: Your school can schedule a virtual author visit solely for your school, selecting the date, programs and session start times that best fit your school's needs. This is the "most personal" type of virtual author visit as there is more time for your students to ask questions and have personal interaction. There are also options to include remote learners.
School District Visits: Your school district can schedule a virtual author visit, in which all the schools in the district participate in the author visit sessions. Your district can select the date, programs and session start times that best fit your district's needs.
Multiple School Visit Days: Several times a year, Judy offers special "Multiple School Visit Days" programs at a greatly reduced price. During these special visits, schools across the nation log into sessions all at the same time. The dates, programs and session start times are pre-set cannot be changed. However, usually there are session options over a two day period and schools can schedule as many sessions as they wish over those two days. If you would like to be put on Judy's email list to receive information about when she is scheduling the next multiple-school virtual author visit, contact Judy. She usually conducts multiple school visit days celebrating National Book Month in October, Read Across America in March, National Library Day and National Poetry Month in April.
Special Events: Judy also offers Virtual Parent Night Programs and Virtual Author Visits for libraries, young author conferences, and children's literature festivals.
Judy presents multi-school virtual author visit days on the ZOOM platform, but may be able to use other platforms for single or district visits.
It's easy to get more information or to schedule a presentation,
just Contact Judy Young.
Program Descriptions
What's My Job? I'm A Children's Author!
Presentations for Students K-8
"What's it like to be an author?" is a question students frequently have. From rough drafts, revisions, editing and finally publication, your students will discover that authors actually do what they are learning in class. Judy starts by reading A Pet for Miss Wright, about an author whose pet helps her through the writing process. Then, Judy shares the behind-the-scene stories of how ideas change to words, and words turn into books.
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It's Poetry from A to Z!
Presentations for Students Grades K-8
From ballads about butterflies, jingles about jellybeans or quatrains about quilts, your students will discover the magic of poetry as author Judy Young presents her book R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet which received the Mom's Choice Award Gold Recipient: Educators' Choice, a starred Kirkus Review, a National Parenting Publications Honor Award and the Missouri Writers' Guild Best Juvenile Book Award. As Judy reads her poems and shares the stories behind them, students enter into the poetry writing process, learning about poetic tools, terms and techniques such as rhythm and rhyme, metaphor and alliteration, and specific poetic structures.
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Westward Bound!
Presentations for Students K-8
Your students will go West as they travel with Judy down the Oregon Trail. Using A Book for Black-Eyed Susan and Minnow and Rose, Judy will discuss the research and writing process of historical fiction as your students follow in the footsteps of the pioneers, seeing the landmark sights and wildlife the pioneers saw and hearing about their daily lives on the trail.
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Focus on Fiction!
Presentations for Students Grades 2-8 to K-8
Students will be motivated to write their own realistic fiction when they hear how facts from nonfiction can grow into fiction stories! Using her award-winning fiction books Judy gives an in-depth look of how she mixes research with the creative process of writing fiction, and how two simple questions can outline a story from beginning to end.
The following are the featured books for these grades:
Grades K-1: Bobby Babinski's Bathtub
Grades 2-3: Your choice of Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon OR Tuki and Moka: A Tale of Two Tamarins.
Grades 4-5: The Lucky Star
Grades 4-8: Promise
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a presentation, just
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Discover the Wild World of Buck Bray
Presentations for Grades 3-6
Students take an exciting adventure into some of America’s National Parks as Judy tells about her on-location research trips and the writing process of this adventure/mystery series.
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a presentation, just
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Meet Digger and Daisy
Presentations for Students PreK-1st
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In this interactive presentation, your youngest
students will hear Judy read one of her Digger and
Daisy stories and learn about the writing, illustration
and publishing process.
It's easy to get more information or to schedule
a presentation, just
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Sleepy Snoozy
Presentations for PreK-1st
In this interactive program for PreK, K and 1st graders, your youngest students will not only have fun hearing the tongue-twisting poems about a variety of animals featured in Sleepy Snoozy Cozy Coozy but will also learn interesting facts about how and where these animals sleep, as well as the the roles of authors and illustrators.
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a presentation, just
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Show Me Missouri
Presentations for Students K-6
Your students will go on an adventure through Missouri with author Judy Young as she
shares the writing process of her four Show Me books. Students will hear about
Missouri's history, geography, people, events, wildlife and resources as well as see
some of the initial
sketches for the illustrations painted by her husband, Ross. Ending
with some MO riddles, this program has fun audience participation.
Contact Judy to find out when her next Missouri Day Multi-School Author Visit is scheduled.
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So You Wanna Be an Author
Presentations for Middle School and High School Students
Students are looking toward their futures and there are many careers in writing and publishing! Judy shares myths, truths and behind-the-scene aspects of professionally writing and publishing books for children.
Perfect for English and Creative Writing classes. When Judy comes to Middle and High Schools, she can adjust her programs to your school’s regular class period length, from 45-90 minute sessions.
It's easy to get more information or to schedule
a presentation, just
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Parent Nights and Special Events: Meet Author Judy Young
Presentation For Mixed Audiences of Students and Adults
Often schools want a special speaker at their parent nights, reading fairs, literature
festivals or other special events. In a virtual program designed for a mixed audience of
both children and adults, the audience will be taken "behind the scenes" to discover the
working life of an author. As Judy reads from her books, she shares the publication
process, starting with where ideas come from to rough drafts, final manuscripts and
galley proofs. She also discusses the illustration process from the author's perspective.
To help increase participation at your school's parent night, ask Judy about a student
poetry writing contest to be held in conjunction with this event.
This program can be for an assembly style presentation, where the visit is presented virtually to an in-person audience or links can be sent to up to 98 families for a remote presentation at their homes.
It's easy to get more information or to schedule
a presentation, just
Contact Judy Young.