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Voorhis Elementary School Shares the Day with Alva
Suzanne Coscarelli, RIFSoCal Site Coordinator and Alva, author and Board Member of RIFSoCal too!
Suzanne Coscarelli, RIFSoCal Site Coordinator and Alva, author and Board Member of RIFSoCal too!
Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities
Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities
Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities
Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities
Students from kindergarten to 5th grade have fun with stories, writing, and drawing activities
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Alva Visits Barnes & Noble in Ventura, CA for a Fun Story Time
Alva Visits Barnes & Noble in Ventura, CA for a Fun Story Time Alva Visits Barnes & Noble in Ventura, CA for a Fun Story Time
Alva Visits Barnes & Noble in Ventura, CA for a Fun Story Time Alva Visits Barnes & Noble in Ventura, CA for a Fun Story Time
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Reading Is Fundamental Southern California
ThanksGIVING Kick-Off Campaign
RIF Southern California Authors
Board Members, authors, and community members join together to help raise funds for the children in the greater Los Angeles area to provide books to help build home libraries through Reading Is Fundamental. Being a Board Member and author, Alva also visits schools to promote our missions.
Check out www.rifsocal.org and see how you can help too!
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Story Time in the Pirate Ship
Alva and Mary Goldberg,
Youth Service,
Camarillo Library		 Alva and fellow author,
Barney Saltzberg		 Story Time in the Pirate Ship
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Alva and the Camarillo Library Celebrate the
2nd Annual Children's Early Literacy World BookFest 2011
Families shared the day with authors, story times, writing centers, crafts, and snacks!
What a fun-filled day for all!
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Alva visits Karen Lepp's Class at Ilan Ramon Day School and it feels like "home!"
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Zimmer Children's Museum Los Angeles
Children gather together for a cozy storytime in the "park."
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Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Presents Girltopia 2011
Author's Alley welcomes Alva to this ultimate girls and family exposition!
Alva and Paul Sachs get the booth ready to go!
Alva & Paul Sachs get the booth ready to go!
Julie Lovelock, head of Girltopia, and Alva share a photo opt before 12,000 girls and families enter the LA Convention Center Giraffe, the 2012 Girl Scout cookie mascot, and Alva share a moment together
Julie Lovelock, head of Girltopia, and Alva share
a photo opt before 12,000 girls and families enter the
LA Convention Center		 Giraffe, the 2012 Girl Scout cookie mascot, and Alva share a moment together
Sherri Fink, Alva, and Richard Rosser, fellow authors share a group shot together! Brownie Troop and Alva have fun with I'm 5
Sheri Fink, Alva, and Richard Rosser, fellow authors share a group shot together! Brownie Troop and Alva have fun with I'm 5
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Alva & Circus Fever take a road trip to Duncan Falls, Ohio
Franklin Local School District brings out hundreds of families for literacy night!
Teachers and students create, imagine and discover the thrill of reading!

Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio
Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio
Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio
Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio
 Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio
Duncan Falls, Ohio Duncan Falls, Ohio
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Alva and Connie Halpern, Owner of Mrs. Figs' Bookworm,
Share a Special Story Time Event
Alva and Connie Halpern, Owner of Mrs. Fig's Bookworm, Share a Special Story Time Event Alva and Connie Halpern, Owner of Mrs. Fig's Bookworm, Share a Special Story Time Event
Alva and Connie Halpern, Owner of Mrs. Fig's Bookworm, Share a Special Story Time Event Alva and Chudney Ross, owner of Books and Cookies LA are all smiles for this fun day together!
Alva and Connie Halpern, Owner of Mrs. Fig's Bookworm, Share a Special Story Time Event
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Alva Teams Up With Books and Cookies LA

Alva Teams up with Books and Cookies of LA Alva Teams up with Books and Cookies of LA
Alva, Valeria, and Nico share a photo opt together Alva and Chudney Ross, owner of Books and Cookies LA are all smiles for this fun day together!
Alva, Valeria, and Nico share a photo opt together Alva and Chudney Ross, owner of Books and Cookies LA are all smiles for this fun day together!
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Alva Celebrates at Bank of Books for an Author's Festival
Cozy storytime stage with kids Alva and Carmen Silva,
who puts the events together - awesome job!
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Alva Visits Orange County Children's Book Festival - Costa Mesa, CA
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Barnes & Noble Host Alva and the Families of Yerba Buena Elementary School
Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners
Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners
Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners
Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners
Alva and School Book Fairs Make Great Partners
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Cozy Story Time Jammy Night with I'm 5 and Alva
at Barnes & Noble Thousand Oaks, CA
Alva and Pam Eilerson(B and N CRM) are ready for the kids!
Alva and Pam Eilerson (B & N CRM) are ready for the kids!
Comfy kids, stories, crayons and coloring sheets! We had time to read ALL three books! Comfy kids, stories, crayons and coloring sheets! We had time to read ALL three books! Comfy kids, stories, crayons and coloring sheets! We had time to read ALL three books!
Comfy kids, stories, crayons and coloring sheets! We had time to read ALL three books!
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Barnes & Noble Welcomes Alva and I'm 5
Alva, books, posters, balloons, and ready for the kids! Fellow author Seth Fowler, Alva, and Eric, the manager of the Calabasas B and N store
Alva, books, posters, balloons, and ready for the kids! Fellow author Seth Fowler, Alva, and Eric, the manager of the Calabasas B & N store
Alva joins in on the day with the Women's Valley Center in support of their organization Kathleen Sterling, author of Sex After Death, and Alva share a photo opt together
Alva joins in on the day with the Women's Valley Center in support of their organization Kathleen Sterling, author of Sex After Death, and Alva share a photo opt together
Our new big book presentation is a hit with the kids as we read stories together Our new big book presentation is a hit with the kids as we read stories together
Our new "big book" presentation is a hit with the kids as we read stories together
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Calabasas Library Welcomes I'm 5 to Story Time
Family fun on a Saturday morning and one boy headed home with On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
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Bank of Books ~ Ventura, CA Celebrates Children's Authors
Sharing I'm 5 with kids and families was the best!
Cookies, lemonade, face painting and story time of course!
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I'm 5 Makes Its Classroom Debut
Mrs. Karen Lepp and her students are the first to have story time with I'm 5!
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Pretend City Children's Museum Presents Author's Day
What fun to be in a "real city" just for kids!
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Melody of Words - 10th Anniversary
A Night of Authors & Artists at El Camino Real Family of Schools
Alva makes a return visit with books, kids, and family fun!
We wrote our very own mini-books to take home.
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LA Festival of Books - USC Campus, Los Angeles, CA
Alva enjoys the day with Janice Markham and Paula Sewell
hosted by Little Bookwormz (www.littlebookwormz.com)
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Alva Celebrates With the Santa Ana Public Library
Dia de los ninos/dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)
This wonderful community event with families,children, and books.
Reading on stage was lots of fun too!
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We Love Mail From Kids!!!
Original works of art from students at Balboa Gifted Magnet Elementary School
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Balboa Gifted Magnet Elementary School and Alva have a grand day
together sharing reading and writing!
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Alva Sachs and many writers from a variety of genres and generations met at the Bank of Books in Ventura, CA to discuss writing and the many ways authors are working to get their stories published to share with the reading and writing community.

This is the first time the California Literary Arts Society held an event such as this.CLAS is a non-profit group that promotes literacy and appreciation for reading and writing through workshops, seminars, youth writing, publishing programs, and the annual Ventura Book Festival usually held in July, said Kay Wolverton Ito, the group's executive director.

Authors spoke in areas from the development of their stories, to forms of publishing, as well as e-books and writing for youth in today's marketplace, which Alva discussed during her presentation.
Alva shares the CLAS Bank of Books Event
with two aspiring authors, Nancy Fujii
and Becky Kodama.		 Kay Wolverton Ito, executive director of CLAS and Alva share a photo opt at the Author's Fair
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Circus Fever Spreads to Charlton, Massachusetts
Claire Johnson, Amy Kirouac(clown), and Carol Lewis put on quite the production of "Circus Fever" in Carol Lewis' kindergarten classroom. The audience was filled with kids and parents listening to Circus Fever. Recreating the Big Top adventure with Circus Fever writing, fun activity folders, raffles, and prizes made for a very fun and successful reading experience. Kudos to you Carol Lewis and your colleagues!
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"3peat" Author Visit to Heschel School
Karen Lepp's Class enjoys a day of special reading fun!
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Celebrating Chanukah at Kol Tikvah
Sharing books to help raise funds and raffle prize winner!
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Carnival Story Time at Borders
Mix in books, kids, popcorn, cotton candy, and games! Voila, you've got an afternoon of great fun!
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Alva and Reading is FUNdamental of SoCal joins
Macy's 5th Annual Spelling Bee Contest-Sherman Oaks, CA
Set up and ready to go- 1st word: cage Your Judges: Alva, Greg, & Samantha
The WINNER is Cianna from Oxnard, CA. Celebrating with the judges and Disney Radio DJ-Mike
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Barnes & Noble-Old Orchard-Skokie, IL

A cool kid's corner for stories and fun!
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Alva's Hometown-Chicago at 57th Street Books

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BE A STAR AT YOUR LIBRARY
THE BRAILLE INSTITUTE LIBRARY IN LOS ANGELES!
The summer reading-enrichment program treated the children to an author visit with Alva,
awards for reading, writing, and a yummy lunch.
The Los Angeles Braille Institute Library is a national award-winning library!
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Little Ranchers and Alva mosey on down
to the Leonis Adobe Museum for story time!
Sharing our day on the ranch and cooling off with fun stories!
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Book Derby with Authors & Illustrators at Borders Books
Brainstorming ideas and the process of writing leads
our group into their very own story
We scribe our ideas, share thoughts, and
imagine what our characters will look like
Here's the creative team behind it all: Bob Boyle,
James Burks, Alva Sachs & Candance Ryan
Alva with Amber Lessa, the manager,
who dedicates herself to creating community events for children all year long
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Borders Welcomes Kids to Meet Alva

Stories and snacks, what a fun way
to spend an afternoon!
Reading, coloring and sharing time together
Gregory takes home his very copy of
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! He is all set
for friends and skateboard fun, too.
This looks like serious "FUN" work after story time
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The Skirball Cultural Center in LA Present Alva and Patricia
in a Special Author's Celebration
Monsters & Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Pictures Books
Michael Fritzen, Skirball Director of Family Programming, takes the stage with Alva & Patricia Team Alva & Patricia share their own stories on how authors and illustrators collaborate
to make a book!		 What a wonderful way to share
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
Sunshine, children and families spending the day together!
Patricia shares her storyboard drawings which lead to the
final illustrations		 Character designs are created by Patricia for Alva that depict the story, to make the words and the pictures join together as one as
the book develops		 Watercolor sketches turn into the real illustration to make a perfect ending to a perfect story!
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Melody of Words: A Community Literacy Fair Welcomes Alva
and Local Authors to Share in the Event
Niri, his mom Deby, and Alva share writing projects in classroom presentations.
He has his own mini-book to take home with him.
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