Author Visits
"I can't express enough how much I enjoyed your presentation last Friday."
"Thank you so much for an outstanding day. The students were buzzing about it all afternoon. I even heard that a 1st grader told his teacher, "You can't write a book in a day!" Thank you so much for sharing the life of an author with our students. We were all very impressed and learned so much."
Ken presented about the writing and illustrating process to our Lake Michigan Writing Project's summer camps in 2025. The kids loved him, and they asked him so many great questions about being an author. Ken has a gift for explaining to children in terms and details accessible to them, and his presentations are interactive with many great age-appropriate analogies and demonstrations. We hope to have him back for our future summer camps.
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Ann Oosterhouse, M.Ed.
English Teacher, Grandville High School
Coordinator for Lake Michigan Writers Project Summer Camps at Grand Valley State University
Get ready for an engaging author visit that will take the students on the fascinating journey of making a book.
Watch a story as it starts as an idea in Kenneth's head and, with a lot of hard work, slowly becomes a book. Along the way students will learn about writing a first draft, sketching, editing, revising, creating the artwork and the value of perseverance. Kenneth uses lots of slides, props, and questions for students in his energetic and engaging presentation.
Elementary school author visits last for 30 - 45 minutes, depending on the ages of students. These include a book reading and time for Q&A at the end.
Interested in a virtual author visit? They can be a 10 minute chat or a full presentation.
Michigan children's book author Kenneth Kraegel visits all states! Interested in having him visit your elementary or primary school? Use the contact form to get more information.
"Here's what some of the kids said yesterday:
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'That made my day! I was having a bad day till the Skype!'
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'Loved it. He was a cool guy.'
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'Really cool. His trees and water were dope!'"
