On Writing

Dear Fern, Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well. I wanted to share with you a short essay one of my 8th graders, a boy named Michael, wrote on his mid-year exam.  The students were asked to write a paragraph about their favorite book we've read so far this year.  While a number of students chose Is It Night or Day?, this essay really stood out, and I thought ...

Tea and Talk with Author Fern Schumer Chapman Saturday, November 5 • 2 p.m.-4 p.m. • Aspen Drive Enjoy tea, cakes and conversation with Fern Schumer Chapman, the author of our Everyone Has a Story, What’s Yours? communityread titles! Listen to Fern speak and answer questions about Motherland and Is It Night or Day? as well as tell her latest heartwarming story of how her mother Edith was reunited 72 ...

Currently, I am booking author visits  for the 2011-2012 school year. Please go to my AIVS website for details: http://www.authorsillustrators.com/schumer_chapman/schumer_chapman.htm Download the new Teacher's Guide for Is It Night or Day? here: FinalTeacher'sGuide

Please download the Teacher's Guide here: FinalTeacher'sGuide

Cook Memorial Public Library District Community-Wide Read 2011 (from the library press release) No matter its size or composition, every family has a story to tell.  Join the Cook Park and Aspen Drive libraries as we celebrate Family History Month with our third community-wide read for adults and children! United We Read: Everyone Has a Story - What’s Yours? will feature local author Fern Schumer Chapman’s books Motherland (for adults) and Is It Night or Day ...