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100,000 kids reached!

You want help doing creative writing with kids? I've got it.

You want an assembly program that will get your school buzzing for months? I've got that, too.

I've got over 300 pages of ideas, programs and products for you to make writing fun. I've motivated 100,000 students in seven states to put their ideas down on paper. I want to do the same for your kids!

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Some of what you can find inside!


My downloadable book of
kid-friendly creative writing lessons!

Art from my
newest picture book!

Story starters
your students can finish.

Hundreds of original drawings I did in front of school audiences!

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