As part of the Rochester Children's Book Festival's Festival-to-Go program, authors visited the Children's School of Rochester (School #15). (Also volunteering, but not pictured, author Mylisa Larsen.)

Authors start gathering in the library with members of Altrusa--who have generously donated books to the participating school libraries for ten years now! 

Pictured:  Vivian Vande Velde, Jody LaRose fom Altrusa, Karen Marquardt from Altrusa (winner of this year's Rochester Education Foundation's Making a Difference Award), author Dorelis Osborne, School #15 librarian Melissa Frost.

Dorelis Osborne

VVV--Presentation to Grade 4

Listening in on presentation of H.D. Marychild

Jody presents certificate of appreciation to H.D. Marychild

Some of the books written by the students at #15

H. D. Marychild, back in the library

Sally Valentine

author Jim Chaize with Altrusa volunteers

VVV presentation to Grade 6

Watching Susannah Buhrman-Deever during her session with Grade 1

additional photos provided by Jody LaRose of Altrusa:  Melissa Frost (librarian at School #15), Jody, and Jay Piper (principal at School #15)

Mylisa Larsen presenting to Grade 5

Melissa Frost with Sally Valentine

Dorelis Osborne's presentation

Sally Valentine presents

Jim Chaize presents

Peter Catalanotto's presentations on November 14