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With over 42 million books in print, Hans Wilhelm is one of America's foremost author/illustrator of children's books. Many of his 200 books have been translated into twenty languages and have become successful animated television series that are enjoyed by children all over the world. His books have won numerous international awards and prizes.
Selected Works:
The "Noodles" book series, the "Tyrone" books series, the "Dinofour" book series, The "Bunny Trouble" book series, the "Waldo" book series. "I'll Always Love You", Hugaboo, I Love You", "The Hans Wilhem Treasury of Jokes", "Come Rhyme With Me", "Wise Up, Silly Owl", "Patches", "Hello Sun", "All for the Best" and about 200 more titles
“I have never, ever seen our students so excited and motivated. What a wonderful experience having you come to our school was for the staff and students. There wasn't a teacher who didn't come up to me to tell me how much they enjoyed your presentation. Besides your gift of developing wonderful stories with real life morals you also have quite a way about you when presenting to students. Your coming to Bryant was a special event that will not be forgotten by our school. Thanks again”
Beverly Makar, Bridgeport, CT
“Your presentation was inspiring, entertaining and informative. You are EXACTLY the type of author/illustrator that we love hosting. Thank you so much for traveling to Nebraska.”
Dr. Vikki Gremel, Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, Nebraska
“We’ve had many speakers before but I must agree with my fellow writers you are by far the best. You are not only very knowledgeable and entertaining a motivational speaker as well.”
Diana M. Wilson SCBWI, Texas
“The students and teachers enjoyed having the opportunity to interact with a "real" author/illustrator. Keeping the attention of six and seven year-olds isn’t easy, but you kept their attention, motivated and taught the.”
S.W., Arkansas
“My thanks to you for your wonderful presentation - informative, humorous and spiritual. Your work seems to reflect you as a person. Please continue to share yourself with the children (and adults) of the world.”
M.M., New York
“I want to express our deepest appreciation for the wonderful program you offered our students. Since you were here, your books are all in continuous circulation. The kids talk about TYRONE as if he’s one of their classmates. You are a terrific role model for our students. They admire you like they do their sports heroes.”
S.L., Ohio
“I also want to pass on the praise that I have been receiving for bringing such a wonderful author to our conference. The comment I hear most often is how well you relate to the children. I have attended these conferences in the past and some authors (who shall remain nameless) have written good books but cannot relate to the children on their level. I tell everyone that all I did was bring you to town. You were wonderful all on your own.”
J.B., Indiana
“You have a wonderful way with children, and they respond to your warmth. They love the stories you tell with slides, and they were delighted to be able to help you create a story on the flip chart. It was obvious that there were a lot of budding authors in the group.”
P.G., Connecticut
“The schools were delighted with the presentations and your winning ways with students.”
L.W., Hong Kong
Program Info
Program Descriptions:
Depending on the age of the students, Hans usually begins his lecture with a demonstration of how books are created, from first idea to the finished book. He emphasizes the key importance of the writing and illustrating process. This is followed by a power point show, using samples and stories of his recent work. Then he invites the students to develop their own story, which he illustrates on huge sheets of paper. Students usually are so captivated by the joy of this session that they leave the assembly with a renewed enthusiasm for writing, reading, and illustrating. Hans wants them to say to themselves, "I want to be a writer when I grow up!"
Each session takes about 45 minutes and is a lot of fun!!!
Program Pricing:
School visits: $ 1500 per day plus expenses; keynote and conference and convention workshops and presentations depend on venue.
Special Features:
I also give workshops for adults on how to write/illustrate children's books.
Audience Levels:
Lower Elementary; Upper Elementary; Middle School
Contact Info
Contact Email:
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Contact Address:
70 Kellogg Hill Rd
Home City:
Weston
Home State:
Connecticut
Contact Phone:
203- 222 9341
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