Become a member of my new, direct to families, Author Kids’ Club where elementary-age kids will connect all year long with a real author. (Me!) At the beginning of every month I’ll email Author Club members an 8-page, printable packet with news from my desk, interviews with amazing authors, two puzzles (one embedded in the … Continue reading Author Kids’ Club! →

Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you don’t see your answer here, please contact me. Other than you large group assemblies, what workshops do you offer? I have done a wide variety of workshops in the past, but I’m trying to simplify and this year am offering the following: 1) An Idea … Continue reading FAQs →

Thinking Outside the Box to Create Great Characters and Plots Really knowing a story’s main character is a great aid in creating a story. In this workshop, kids learn how knowing a few key points about their character makes it easy to create a story arc with a beginning, middle (conflict) and end (resolution).  Not … Continue reading Developing Characters for Story Idea Formation~A Fiction Writing Workshop: →

At Teachers Pay Teachers, my author-buddy and friend Jen Funk Weber and I have a store called Teachers Two. Our lessons and are activity- and puzzle-heavy (because we believe kids learn exceptionally well using hands-on activities and teaching puzzles. Plus, they’re fun!) You can visit our store here. You will need to create an account, … Continue reading Store →

It wasn’t a huge leap to go from a background in teaching, to writing for children and teaching writing in my school visits. Utilizing my teaching degree from The Ohio State University, I have written children’s books, magazine articles, and standards-correlated Teacher’s Guides, as well co-authored a college text book on cheetahs and now, a … Continue reading I’m author Linda Stanek, and I’m glad you’re here! →

“Our students and staff are still talking about your presentations and books. The details our students have shared in reminiscing about your talks with them have been marvelous. Our teachers have also remarked about the quality of the content of your presentations with your focus on the writing process. I was so impressed with the … Continue reading Recommendations →

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