Author & Storyteller Visits

Sommer Elementary is very lucky to have authors and storytellers come and share their stories, books, and writing processes with us!  

We already have some author visits scheduled for this year, including:

• Bridget Heos, author of the popular Mustache Baby series (Grades EE-2nd)

• Fleur Bradley, author of 2024-25 Texas Bluebonnet List nominee Daybreak at Raven Island (Grades 3-5)

• Lalena Fisher, author of 2024-25 Armadillo Readers Choice nominee, Friends Beyond Measure (Grades K-2)

• Nell Cross Beckerman, author of two Texas Bluebonnet Award nominees: Caves (2024-25) and Volcanoes (2025-26) (Grades 1-5)

• Margaret Clauder, Mother Goose storyteller

• Author visits will be held in the library, hopefully on Mondays to minimize disruptions to regular library checkout

We have been able to host these authors and storytellers through the generosity of our community and volunteer support of our fundraising efforts and our campus administration.

In recent years we have had the following visit our school: 

• Varsha Bajaj, author of Thirst on the 2023-24 Texas Bluebonnet List (3-5)

• Tammi Sauer, author of The Underpants, winner of the 2023-24 Armadillo Readers Choice Award (EC-2)

• Varian Johnson, author of the Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee Twins

• Vanessa Roeder

• Don Tate

• Margaret Clauder

• Bridget Heos

• Jennifer Nielsen (virtual)

• Christina Soontornvat 

• Stephen Swinburne

• Liz Garton Scanlon

• Dan Gemeinhart 

• Donna Bowman

• Chris Barton

• Emma Virjan

• Nathan Hale

• Carmen Oliver