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What schools have said about Mike's visits.

"Have you ever heard the song, "Angels Among Us"?  Well, we think he is an angel among us!  We have missed him today.  He did a wonderful job with the students.  One of my 3rd grade teachers did the riddle book activity with his students this A.M. He said it was awesome because even some of the struggling students came up with great riddles using the plan that Mr. Thaler taught them. His assembly was entertaining and fun for the students but they also learned quite a lot!  But, I will say the most impressive part of Mike Thaler is his heart of gold. He made a lasting impression on our lives." 

Jo Beth James

Media Specialist

Royston Elementary School, Royston, GA

I wanted to thank you so very much for helping to plan this wonderful Mike Thaler event!  It was a terrific "Valentine's Day from the Black Lagoon!"  He got all the students so excited about writing and really inspired them to believe in themselves!  

The morning assembly went off without a hitch!  He entertained us all (all 1,060 students and over 100 teacher/staff members) with his storytelling and riddle making. We loved that he got the students, teachers, and staff involved with his presentation! This was very meaningful for all that was there!  

Following the assembly, Mike Thaler autographed our library books, created a beautiful, inspirational poster for the library, and was able to start our Author's Chair in the privacy and quiet of the library.  We found out that he really wanted to try to visit with our fully self-contained Special Education class if there was time.  We tried, but we were on such a tight schedule that we couldn't fit it in.  We were so touched and impressed with Mr. Thaler's compassion and his soft-spot for our special needs children.  He went out of his way on several occasions to speak to, autograph, and just hug them!  What a wonderful heart he has!  

It was great keeping company with him and learning a little more about his life and personal views on things! Mr. Thaler is very patient and gracious towards all students!  I know that like myself, many students and teacher/staff members, were inspired to write and believe in our dreams!

Dori Seatriz

Media Specialist

Milike Elementary, Mililani, HI

“On behalf of all of Fircrest Elementary, we wish to thank you for the outstanding day we had when you visited with our students. Your humor, story telling, and imagination captivated everyone from Kindergarten age to our “hard to please” sixth graders. All were absorbed hearing your tales, seeing your use of cartooning to visually support characterization, and learning about your writing process….”

Shari Maricotti
Principal
Fircrest Elementary School, Vancouver, WA

“Today I had the most fun with a sixth grade class that I have had in a long time. Using the riddle method you presented in the assembly, we wrote a riddle book - - our first ever! The students displayed such great enthusiasm I was amazed and delighted”

Jenny Takeda
Librarian
Kinnaman Elementary, Beaverton, OR

“I thought I would let you know how the response was to your week long presentations throughout our school corporation. The response from the students, teachers, and administrators was fantastic!…”

“We are still basking in the success of our Young Authors Celebration. Your visit to our school was un paralleled in promoting a love of reading and writing”

Wink Miller
Principal' Faye Wright Elementary School
Salem, Oregon   

"The educational values of your presentations are too numerous to list.  In addition to the interest in reading books, a love of language, spelling, word structure, sentence construction, and the use of reference tools were highlighted through the student activities.  For the staff, the workshops have opened up many avenues for further classroom exploration."  

Robert N. Clegg
Principal
Park Lane Elementary School, Darby, Pennsylvania

"Your presentations and activities with students brought home the notion that motivating students to writes need not be an  arduous, if not futile, task.  Rather, as you so clearly illustrated, writing is a natural expression which students enter with ease if given an opportunity to write about that which interests and captivates them."

James Buck
Principal
Eagle Creek Elementary School, Estacada, Oregon

Beverly Estis
Project Teacher
Las Flores Elementary School, Ridgecrest, California