Author visits are one of my favorite parts of being a writer, and I'm constantly blown away by the creativity and imagination of the kids I meet.​ Visits include a 35-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute Q&A and book signing. I offer the following presentations, but if there are other activities/topics you’d like me to cover, please reach out!

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Creating a Character (Grades 2-6): In our interactive presentation, my co-author, Ruthie Prillaman, and I discuss our middle grade illustrated novel, Maple's Theory of Fun. We collaborate with kids on a series of live-drawing, character-building exercises where we create a main character followed by a side character who pushes the main character to grow. Our goal is to show kids that they CAN draw and they CAN write, and whenever they feel stuck, they can reach into their toolbox and find a new idea.

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Sustainable Design (Grades 3-7): Through a series of images from my book, Sustainable Structures, I showcase various green buildings around the world and the key principles behind them. I walk kids though a life-cycle analysis exercise, where we map the life of a single t-shirt! Then we play a game of re-use bingo, where we point out potential reuses of objects all around us. ​​

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Please make sure you have:

1.) the means to project a power point presentation

2.) a working microphone for visits held in cafeterias or other large spaces.

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Please contact me at kategmcmillan.com for more information.

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