Salima Alikhan, illustrator of Rocky Mountain Night Before Christmas and Lawyer's Week Before Christmas and author-illustrator of The Pied Piper of Austin, is a former art teacher with experience at several Montessori schools. She grew up listening to wild and imaginative fairy tales and has always been drawn to write and illustrate stories of her own. Now a full-time illustrator, she is happy that her job still allows her to visit schools and spend time teaching and learning about kids. Salima Alikhan’s presentations focus on the life and work of an illustrator and she is happy to modify her presentations for grades 1-12.

Rates: : In TX, $300 for 3 morning presentations, $400 for all day (5 presentations max.), plus the cost of gas if over 50 miles round-trip; $500/day out-of-state, plus travel expenses. She currently lives in Austin, TX. For more information, visit http://www.salimaalikhan.net.

Salima Alikhan, illustrator of Rocky Mountain Night Before Christmas and Lawyer's Week Before Christmas and author-illustrator of The Pied Piper of Austin, is a former art teacher with experience at several Montessori schools. She grew up listening to wild and imaginative fairy tales and has always been drawn to write and illustrate stories of her own. Now a full-time illustrator, she is happy that her job still allows her to visit schools and spend time teaching and learning about kids. Salima Alikhan’s presentations focus on the life and work of an illustrator and she is happy to modify her presentations for grades 1-12.

Rates: : In TX, $300 for 3 morning presentations, $400 for all day (5 presentations max.), plus the cost of gas if over 50 miles round-trip; $500/day out-of-state, plus travel expenses. She currently lives in Austin, TX. For more information, visit http://www.salimaalikhan.net.Stacy Demoran Allbritton, author of The Diary of Marie Landry, is a former French and English teacher at Salmen High School in Slidell, Louisiana, and the founder of the school’s French club, Le Cercle Français. She has programs on the writing process, the Acadians & Louisiana history, and the French Creoles & Louisiana history.

Rates: $100/ presentation (for one or two), $350/ day (four presentations), plus mileage in northeastern Louisiana. $150/presentation or $450/day plus travel and accommodations elsewhere. The author divides her time between Monroe, LA, and Paris, France. For more information, visit http://sdallbritton.weebly.com/.

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