Do You Know the Author’s Books?
If the audience is familiar with at least one of the author’s books, her visit will be more meaningful.
Please learn about all the author’s books HERE.
Her Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries Books 1, 2, and 3 are written mainly for Middle Graders, meaning grades 3-6; ages 9-12.
Her Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries Books 4, 5, and 6 are written mainly for Upper-Middle Graders, meaning grades 4-8, ages 10-14.
Virtual and In-Person Sessions Requirements and Format:
Sherrill will visit virtually with traditional (in-school) classrooms, home-school classrooms, and groups or organizations; or, *in-person with traditional, in-school classrooms and groups or organizations in select regions of the U.S.
For ALL SCHOOLS– 45-60 minute sessions, virtual or *in person
- Important: Sherrill asks teachers to read one of her books to the class or, minimally, the first chapter before scheduling a visit. This makes the visit more meaningful for all. The first chapters of all her books are available for read aloud from her website HERE. Her books are available for purchase from your favorite online bookstore HERE. She is willing to coordinate purchasing class sets from local indie bookstores for students’ reading before her visit if educators prefer. Before meeting the author, the students might benefit from learning a little about her via her website-posted bio HERE.
- The author will spend approximately 15-20 minutes sharing about herself and her writing journey, her mental ability synesthesia that she considers her superpower, and an interesting point about the book/chapter that the class or teacher read.
- She will spend approximately 10-15 minutes engaging the students in one or more oral activities.
- She will answer students’ questions for the remaining time.
- After the virtual author visit, Sherrill will send bookmarks and stickers to the teacher to distribute to the students. For in-person author visits, Sherrill will give bookmarks and stickers to the teacher to distribute to the students. If the teacher and students’ schedule allows for an additional thirty minutes, she will distribute bookmarks and stickers and sign any of her books that students brought to the visit. The author does not sell her books on school sites.
For ORGANIZATIONS–60 minute sessions, virtual or *in person
- Please review the author’s bio HERE to formulate an idea for an appropriate topic you might like her to present.
- Please contact the author HERE to discuss the topic/content and format you desire. Also provide an estimated attendance figure.
- The author is willing to sell and sign her books following the event with enough advance notice and if time and the organization’s rules and venue allow. Please advise.
Sherrill Joseph is a retired K-12 teacher from the San Diego Unified School District and knows that teachers seldom have money for authors’ visits. After retirement, she morphed into a children’s author in 2013. The author loves interacting with kids and teachers. She thinks they are the best people on the planet!
*In-person author sessions are typically FREE and usually limited to local San Diego, California, area public, private, and parochial schools on the traditional (in-school) schedule (between September and June), and groups and organizations. Outside San Diego: Please contact the author to discuss her availability. Fees may apply. Availability is not guaranteed.
Virtual author visits can happen anywhere in the world for all schools, including home schools, and appropriate groups and organizations and are FREE.
Author Visit Booking and Resources:
FOR INFORMATION AND/OR TO BOOK YOUR AUTHOR VISIT, CONTACT SHERRILL JOSEPH HERE.
If the Contact link is not working, please email the author at kidsauthor@sherrilljoseph.com.
Free Nutmeg Street Study Guide
Other Book Study Guides–pending
Book Chapter Quizzes–pending
Author’s Calendar of Events
September 15, 2021; 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., PDT: In-Person School Visit; Ms. Kristina Sipe’s 5th grade class, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, San Diego, CA
January 27, 2022; 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., PST: Virtual School Visit; Ms. Alfano’s and Ms. Beky’s 5th grade classes, Shoemaker Elementary School, Macungie, PA
February 11, 2022; 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., PST: Virtual School Visit; Ms. Alfano’s and Ms. Beky’s 5th grade classes, Shoemaker Elementary School, Macungie, PA
October 19, 2022; 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., PDT: In-Person School Visit; Ms. Kristina Sipe’s 5th grade class, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, San Diego, CA
March 3, 2023, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., PST: Virtual School Visit; Mr. Alfano’s and Ms. Beky’s 5th-grade classes, Shoemaker Elementary School, Macungie, PA
April 9, 2024, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., PDT: Virtual School Visit; Ms. Alfano’s and Ms. Beky’s 5th grade classes, Shoemaker Elementary School, Macungie, PA
April 16, 2024, 11:00 – 11:45 a.m., PDT: In-Person School Visit; Ms. Pope’s 2nd/3rd grade class, Holmes Elementary School, San Diego, CA
May 7, 2024, 1:45 – 2:30 p.m., PDT: In-Person School Visit; Ms. Kramer’s 4th grade class, St. Katharine Drexel Academy, San Diego, CA