School and library visits
I love to visit schools and libraries to share my love of all things children's books and illustration! Feel free to email me and I can send you a PDF and more details.
My school visits are designed to encourage participation, to be both fun and inspiring, as well as educational. School sessions can include illustration and/or writing/creativity activities, alongside a reading, Q&A, and associated craft, adjusted for class/grade level.
I have illustrated more than 15 children’s books, including the best-selling Breathe by Becky Hemsley, I Don’t Like Birthday Parties by Maureen Gaspari, and two books with renowned celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss. My debut author- illustrator book, Gertie is Not All Dogs (Clavis Publishing) is scheduled for publication in April 2024.
I am autistic and happy to talk about what this means for me personally, and how it affects my illustrations and creativity. I hope this will raise awareness of autism and also inspire others!
School visit sessions may include:
Reading of Breathe together • Find the hidden butterfly in each illustration • Discuss ways of finding calm with a focus on the senses • Explore sensory toys and how they make us feel • Being autistic and what it means for me, how and why the butterfly is a symbol of autism • Illustration/creativity as a calming activity and how to use it yourself
Reading of Starlight together • Find the hidden word ‘love’ in each illustration • Being autistic and what it means for me, and how I relate to the book’s character • Character in books, how to imagine and create unique and interesting characters • An Illustrator’s Job • What I do each day, materials I work with, and how I learned to illustrate • How to observe people and animals, and objects, so you can draw them • Can anyone be an artist? (Yes!) • Watercolour activities Please contact me for more information and to book.
Please contact me via email siski dot kalla at gmail dot com for more information and to book. I can provide an order form for books if parents/the school would like to order copies, too.
My school visits are designed to encourage participation, to be both fun and inspiring, as well as educational. School sessions can include illustration and/or writing/creativity activities, alongside a reading, Q&A, and associated craft, adjusted for class/grade level.
I have illustrated more than 15 children’s books, including the best-selling Breathe by Becky Hemsley, I Don’t Like Birthday Parties by Maureen Gaspari, and two books with renowned celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss. My debut author- illustrator book, Gertie is Not All Dogs (Clavis Publishing) is scheduled for publication in April 2024.
I am autistic and happy to talk about what this means for me personally, and how it affects my illustrations and creativity. I hope this will raise awareness of autism and also inspire others!
School visit sessions may include:
Reading of Breathe together • Find the hidden butterfly in each illustration • Discuss ways of finding calm with a focus on the senses • Explore sensory toys and how they make us feel • Being autistic and what it means for me, how and why the butterfly is a symbol of autism • Illustration/creativity as a calming activity and how to use it yourself
Reading of Starlight together • Find the hidden word ‘love’ in each illustration • Being autistic and what it means for me, and how I relate to the book’s character • Character in books, how to imagine and create unique and interesting characters • An Illustrator’s Job • What I do each day, materials I work with, and how I learned to illustrate • How to observe people and animals, and objects, so you can draw them • Can anyone be an artist? (Yes!) • Watercolour activities Please contact me for more information and to book.
Please contact me via email siski dot kalla at gmail dot com for more information and to book. I can provide an order form for books if parents/the school would like to order copies, too.