Jane was an award-winning pre-school teacher in the Austin
area for more than thirty years. She has written and published ten books for
children, mostly in the 4-8 year old age group, but some for older children
as well. She is the author and originator of "Rights for Children" and of "Never,Ever
Shake a Baby". She is the author of the currently popular "Hector" series about
one member of the Austin bat colony. Jane is also known for her book "The Mother
Tree", which describes the realization of Isamu Taniguchi's dream of building
an Oriental Garden in Austin.She is also a child development expert and a powerful
advocate for children. She is currently on the Board of the organization "ANY
BABY CAN'", and a past member of the board of the Taniguchi Foundation.
Experience:
Jane has been active for many years in providing visists
to both public and private schools. She is well known to many teachers and librarians,
as well as children. Since many children are already familiar with her books,
her visits are occasions of great excitement for them. Jane has a gift for loving
, instructing, and advocating for children, and they instinctively trust and
draw near to her. She inspirationally reads her stories to children of all elementary
school levels (K-5), and talks to them about the stories and the art of writing
. She also has two prepared talks for older children, called "Pizza Writing
for Children" and "The Many Hats of a Writer".
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Availability:
Visits may be scheduled by calling Jane at (512)454-2414 .
Charges for each 3-hour visit are $175.00, plus the opportunity to sell her
books.Jane does keep a busy schedule, so you should try to plan well ahead to
arrange a visit.
Jane's Visit to Bay City Texas: The Tenie
Holmes Elementary School
