Author Visits
During the 2019-20 school year, I'll be visiting schools virtually. Due to writing and family commitments, I am not scheduling in-person school visits at this time.
Free Skype Author Visits
These 15-minute online appointments are for classrooms in which every student has read one or more of my books and prepared questions in advance. The school library should have a copy or copies available in their school library for checkout following the event.
These sessions are available via Skype on a first come, first served basis. Time slots will be scheduled between 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the US Eastern Time Zone.
Cost – FREE
These sessions are available via Skype on a first come, first served basis. Time slots will be scheduled between 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the US Eastern Time Zone.
Cost – FREE
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Skype Days (2019-2020)
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Visits will focus on Plants Can't Sit Still (K-2), When Plants Attack (3-6), The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery (3-6), or a general author Q & A.
Friday, December 13, 2019
Visits will focus on Plants Can't Sit Still (K-2), When Plants Attack (3-6), The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery (3-6), or a general author Q & A.
February 5, 2020 (World Read Aloud Day)
This visit will feature Rebecca reading from one of her books—you choose!—and will include time for a general author Q and A. See Kate Messner's blog for sign up information, usually posted in mid-November, for this special event.
Visits will focus on Plants Can't Sit Still (K-2), When Plants Attack (3-6), The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery (3-6), or a general author Q & A.
Friday, December 13, 2019
Visits will focus on Plants Can't Sit Still (K-2), When Plants Attack (3-6), The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery (3-6), or a general author Q & A.
February 5, 2020 (World Read Aloud Day)
This visit will feature Rebecca reading from one of her books—you choose!—and will include time for a general author Q and A. See Kate Messner's blog for sign up information, usually posted in mid-November, for this special event.
How to Schedule a Skype Visit
Request an author Skype visit by using the contact form here or below. Please answer ALL six of the following questions. I'll contact you within a week to confirm and schedule your visit. Once booked, I'll send more information to you one or two weeks in advance of the visit.
1. What’s your name and the name of your school? Please include city, state, & time zone.
2. What are ALL the dates & times that would work for you, based on my availability above? It’s fine to give a first-choice option (e.g., "Available 11-2, but prefer 11:30"). Please note that I live in the Eastern Standard Time. If you live in another time zone, please be clear about the time you’re requesting (e.g., "11 am central time, which is 12 pm eastern time").
3. How many students and what grade(s) will participate?
4. What book(s) will the students have read before our Skype visit?
5. What is your username on Skype? If you do not have one yet, please go to the Skype website, sign up for Skype, and let me know your username when you email me.
6. What is a phone number where I can reach you on the day of our visit? This phone should be with you and turned on at the time of our chat. I’ll call this number if we have any technical difficulties.
You’re also free to email me directly at rebeccahirsch [at] mac [dot] com. (Remove the brackets, that’s to keep spammers away.) I’ll try to get back to you as quickly as I can, usually within a week.
1. What’s your name and the name of your school? Please include city, state, & time zone.
2. What are ALL the dates & times that would work for you, based on my availability above? It’s fine to give a first-choice option (e.g., "Available 11-2, but prefer 11:30"). Please note that I live in the Eastern Standard Time. If you live in another time zone, please be clear about the time you’re requesting (e.g., "11 am central time, which is 12 pm eastern time").
3. How many students and what grade(s) will participate?
4. What book(s) will the students have read before our Skype visit?
5. What is your username on Skype? If you do not have one yet, please go to the Skype website, sign up for Skype, and let me know your username when you email me.
6. What is a phone number where I can reach you on the day of our visit? This phone should be with you and turned on at the time of our chat. I’ll call this number if we have any technical difficulties.
You’re also free to email me directly at rebeccahirsch [at] mac [dot] com. (Remove the brackets, that’s to keep spammers away.) I’ll try to get back to you as quickly as I can, usually within a week.