Thank you for visiting my web site. Here you can get "the inside scoop" on each of my books.. You can learn about my rhyming, school, library or store appearances and how I use props to make them fun. Enjoy!
Most of my story ideas come right from incidents which happened at Harbour View Elementary (the school I worked at) or things that happen at home. I have learned that there is ALWAYS another story waiting to be told and something to giggle at if you are just observant!
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Some kids have cats, rabbits and dogs...But not very many have their very own frogs! But adopt a pet frog, and soon you will see, just what a great pal, your pet frog can be...Peppertree Press Publishing
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Give Frogs a Break
Some kids have cats, rabbits and dogs...But not very many have their very own frogs! But adopt a pet frog, and soon you will see, just what a great pal, your pet frog can be... Peppertree Press Publishing
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The Mouse Who Came to Lunch
"The Mouse Who Came to Lunch" takes place in a school cafeteria where the hungry little mouse sneaks in for a bite to eat. All havoc breaks out when he runs across the toes, of a shy little girl named Lilly Rose....starting a chaos in the cafeteria....the girls are screaming as the boys are all on mouse patrol....while the mouse has the time of his life. See what happens when no one can find him....and how he makes his great escape. Peppertree Press Publishing
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Loose Feathers
Little Lucy's feathers are falling out. All of her friends have a solution...Beverly beaver thinks she might have a fever. The frog reassured her being bald isn't bad and the otter thinks swimming will taker her mind off it. Along comes a pesky little duck who plays a trick on her to make matters worse but all is saved by the wise old owl, who reassures her true beauty comes from within.
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Grandma's Crazy Chickens
Supper time is near and Grandpa is getting hungry with a "hankering" for chicken soup...
Book number four is another whimsical rhyming picture book by Susan E. Snyder and published by
Firefly Publishing, sure to elicit giggles from beginning readers who will want to read along.
Available through
FireFly Publishings & Entertainment.
Shivers and Shakes
Eye-catching illustrations and a rhyming narrative engage young readers in the story of
Sam, the mischievous new kid who takes advantage of his teacher's fear of snakes by
planting one in her desk drawer.
The Very Stubborn Centipede
A rhyming book for beginning readers, once again about a pesky little critter who makes it's
way into the kitchen and attaches itself to the toe of our unsuspecting victim.
There's a frog trapped in the bathroom
Everyone seems to have a "frog in the bathroom" experience! This book is a favorite to all who read it!
Dear Media Specialists/Reading Coaches and Teachers
It's been several years now that I have had the opportunity to be a visiting author and share my first three books with children. I have had so much fun being a visiting author at many schools, public libraries, Literary Festivals, book stores and numerous other events such as a "Project Child Conference" in Orlando, FL. and a "Golden Apple Teachers Chautauqua" event, and an Early Learning Coalition conference just to name a few. Having been chosen as the "Lake County Read's Children's Picture Book Author for 2007" was another great honor! I was even interviewed by the "kid-casters" on the Disney Radio station WDYZ AM 990 in Orlando FL. WOW!!!! I was also interviewed on the evening news after doing a book signing at a Barnes and Noble Book Store (the camera does add about 30 pounds right?!) This past summer I even had the opportunity to do a recording of my “There’s a Frog Trapped in the Bathroom” story at a recording studio (Stones in the Sand Recording) in St. Augustine Fl) so I now have C.D.‘s of the frog book available…great for beginning readers to read along with the author while looking at the book!. It was so much fun, and…..I have to mention….the recording engineer used to work with people like Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones…..a little intimidating but lots of fun! I plan to make recordings of each book in the future. What a GREAT experience this all has been! I must say though, being a visiting author and sharing my books in schools is my favorite part of being an author! After all....this is what it's all about....getting students to love to read AND write!! I absolutely love getting students involved in my program. Last year I had students come up with their own rhyming verse to a story I started with them. Their enthusiasm and creativity was amazing!
Check this out...
I prompted students with 2 verses to a story I was working on at the time called “There’s a Gator in Our Gutter”. (inspired by a summer of hurricanes here in Florida a few years ago)
This is what they came up with:
There’s a gator in our gutter,
Disco dancing with a bug!
He’s wearing polyester,
Doing the Hustle with a slug!
Okay…..the students MAY have had some help on the word “polyester”, but none of the teachers would confess! Students were very excited about the verse they came up with! I do this activity using the same story and adding to it at each school I visit. At the end of the year I will send a copy of the entire story to each school so that students can see not only their contribution, but also what the students from the other schools added. I can’t wait to see the complete story!
My presentation includes:
The cost of a full day author visit for schools within a 50 mile radius from Ocala is $400.
If your school requires two days to fit in all the grade levels, the cost is $100 more per presentation on
the second day. If you are interested in a total of only one or two presentations for your school, the price
for that is $150 per presentation for schools within 50 miles of Ocala, or $150 per presentation plus travel expenses.
I will do up to 5 presentations a day, and sign books purchased so they may be delivered on the day of my visit.
I usually try to do my presentation with Kindergarten & first grade together, 2nd and 3rd grades together and
4th and 5th grades together (however many sessions it takes), but what ever works best for you is fine. I can
also do some quick visits to classrooms if you like, time permitting.
That about wraps it up….if you have more questions, don’t hesitate to call or
e-mail me. If you would be interested in scheduling an author
visit for your school, please contact me as soon as possible. I will send you a packet with more
information. I look forward to hearing from you.
“Hoppy” Reading!
Susan Snyder,
“Rhyming Writer”
Phone:
352-207-0928
Email:
snysuzi2@yahoo.com
Due to her position within the Alachua County School System, Susan has received security clearance in accordance with the Jessica Lunsford Act.
Just a little about myself...
I was born in Cleveland, Ohio but after losing my mother when I was 8 years old, my father moved us to Severna Park, Maryland where I claim as "the place I grew up". He re-married when I was nine years old and my older brother and I gained two sisters, and a younger brother, along with a wonderful mother. We were very blessed however three years later, we lost my father to cancer. My mom never let us feel any different than anyone else, however I found writing a good way to "vent". Writing in a diary was very therapeutic to me and I continued to write in them all through school. I also encourage students to write in a journal – to write their own story. I still have those old diaries of mine. Very interesting to go back and read. Anyway, so now, many years later, I'm still a Maryland girl, but now living in Florida since 1980. We live in a town, called Dunnellon, which is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" so to speak...along the banks of the Rainbow River surrounded by Rainbow State Park...full of critters to write about. Sounds like a fairy tale!
Writing and sharing my rhyming books with children is something I absolutely love to do! I spent over 20 years in the school system, working with students who struggle with reading. I also worked as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (C.O.T.A.) in a school for special needs students, along with a pediatric clinic for special needs children. Years later I continued my occupational therapy career in a rehab facility from which I recently went part time to allow my self more time for what I enjoy most — writing and doing author visits in schools, libraries and festivals, and sharing my stories with students to help spark the love of reading and writing in them. In fact most of my story ideas came right from incidents which happened at Harbour View Elementary, where I was a reading tutor for many years. Having raised two sons and surviving all the lizards, toads, snakes and creepy crawly critters they brought home, I learned there is ALWAYS another story just waiting to be told and something to giggle at if you are observant!
While working at Harbour View Elementary School, I also co-wrote a phonics program with a teacher I worked with, in which I wrote over 50 rhyming verses and songs for. We believed children remember stories that have rhythm and rhyme to them and love hearing them over and over. Reading rhyming stories out loud to toddlers helps better prepare them for learning to read and a fun way for children to learn letter sounds which is essential for beginning readers. Children tend to remember the rhyming words and recite along with the reader, giving them a feeling of accomplishment and enthusiasm for reading. We all remember Mother Goose and we all remember Dr. Suess (sorry, sometimes I just can't help myself...I just CAN'T pass up a good rhyme). Those were my favorite stories to read when I was barely old enough to climb up onto a chair to listen and follow along. I also used to beg my big brother to read me "Little Orphan Annie" when I could not read yet! Another one of my favorites, although it scared me to death, I loved hearing it over and over. Hearing rhyming stories also instilled in me the love of making up rhymes on my own. I still remember the first one I made up and told my mother, silly as it was, I repeated it over and over and I would laugh. I must have driven her crazy. Who knew way back then, that years later I would be a "Rhyming Writer", writing books of my own to share with future and beginning readers.
Happy Reading Everyone
Phone: 352-207-0928
Email:
snysuzi2@yahoo.com
Dunnellon, Florida