[LM_NET] SHARE: Fantastic Author Visit with Debra Frasier

[Karen Amster <karen_amster@YAHOO.COM>]

Recently, our school district enjoyed a wonderful, week-long visit with Debra 
Frasier, author and illustrator of many outstanding children's books including On 
the Day You Were Born, Miss Alaineous: A Vocabulary Disaster, and The Incredible 
Water Show. Debra was a hit with students, parents and teachers alike. She spent a 
day in each of our four elementary schools, spoke at a public library and led two 
lively district-wide evening events in which she demonstrated her cut-paper 
illustration technique and helped nearly 350 children and parents make their own 
illustrations with paper, scissors and glue.

Debra has that rare ability to touch and connect with every member of her audience. 
Her presentation style, colorful slides, humor, warmth, love of words and boundless 
talent and creativity are nothing short of inspiring. She serves as an excellent 
role model for children - a person pursuing her passions creatively and 
successfully in life. Debra encourages students to ask questions and answers each 
child thoughtfully. We were so impressed that each of Debra's presentations covers 
a different book and is geared to that particular grade-level. Teachers loved 
Debra's before-school mini workshops in which she shares tips about building 
student vocabulary and provides pointers about putting on a vocabulary parade where 
students dress up as words!

To find out more about Debra, her books, her projects, school presentations, and to 
view photos of vocabulary parades around the country, visit her award-winning Web 
site at www.debrafrasier.com. Clearly, she is an author who is deeply committed to 
literacy and education.

One of our principals wrote, "What a wonderful visit we had with Debra. The 
teachers raved about her sessions with the children. ... I know it will last as a 
memorable school experience for our little ones." In my book, Debra Frasier is an 
ideal visiting author. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Karen J. Amster, Sycamore Schools (Cincinnati, OH) Author Visit Chair 2004-2009
Kent State University SLMS Graduate Student
kamster@kent.edu



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