Guest Author Sarah Weeks
Visiting Ankeny Elementary Schools, April 2020
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Who is Sarah Weeks?
SARAH WEEKS has written more than fifty picture books and novels for young readers including the best selling novels, Pie, Save Me a Seat and So B. It – now a feature length film. Her most recent books are Lizzy McTIzzy (a picturebook) and Soof, the companion book to her novel So B It. In addition to writing, Sarah is a faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School in New York City and she also teaches a master class at Columbia University’s Teachers College under the auspices of Lucy Calkins. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she splits her time between her homes in Nyack, NY and Jeffersonville, NY. She is married to Jim Fyfe, a high school history teacher and personal presentation coach. She has two grown sons. For more information about Sarah and her books please visit her at www.sarahweeks.com and on Twitter @authorweeks
Bio write up provided by Sarah Weeks.
Free Access to books by Sarah Weeks
MackinVia
Audio available on Mackin Via:
- Honey
- Save Me a Seat
Tales2go
- Honey
- Save Me a Seat
- Soof
Picture Books and Early Readers
Lizzy McTizzy and the Busy Dizzy Day
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Glamourpuss
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How to Draw a Cat using the word
Woof, A Love Story
A dog is a dog, and a cat is a cat, and most of the time it’s as simple as that. . . . Or is it? What’s a dog to do when he falls in love with the cat next door? This humorous and heartfelt story is about the power of love and the power of music, told through the eyes of a lovelorn dog and the cat he adores.
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Woof Reader's Theatre
Sophie Peterman Tells The Truth
A disgruntled big sister reveals unpleasant facts about babies.
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Mrs. McNosh Hangs up her Wash
Also look for:
- Oh My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh
- Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash
Mac and Cheese
Also look for:
- Mac and Cheese and the Perfect Plan
Chapter Books
Cheese/Oggie Cooder
Oggie Cooder loves cheese so much that he carries a slice of cheese with him wherever he goes. It’s not just for a snack – Oggie is an excellent charver. (Charving is when you chew a piece of cheese to carve it into some kind of shape.)
The kids at school think Oggie’s charving is a little strange. But when a big TV show comes looking for people with unusual talents, Oggie is suddenly Mr. Popular. Can Oggie charve a path to fame and score an invite to the party of the year without melting under the pressure?
No matter how you slice it, you’re going to laugh your head off when you read about one small kid becoming a really big cheese, in this hilarious combination of Oggie Cooder and Oggie Cooder, Party Animal.
Novels
So B. It
Movie clip is an interview with Autism Live! She discusses some differences, but also how she disagrees with the PG13 rating of the movie.
Soof
*So B. It spoiler in the video. Don't view the Soof book trailer until after you have read the first book!
Pie
Honey
Save Me a Seat
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
Jumping the Scratch
As simple as It Seems
Reader's Theatre
Check out these great Reader's Theatre Scripts located on Sarah's Weeks' website!
More About Reader's Theatre
- #4 Jumping the Scratch
- #8 So B. It
Author Visit Dates
Book Sales
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