http://michaelanthonysteele.com Author / Screenwriter / Speaker Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:25:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   My first LEGO City book comes out this month--Build this City! My brother and I grew up playing with a tub full of LEGOs so writing these books was like visiting an old friend. Of course, the LEGOs today are vastly superior to the ones we ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=170   I had a wonderful time in Kansas City! Everyone was quite friendly, I enjoyed some tasty barbecue, but more importantly, I got to meet some great Missouri kids and aspiring young authors! I'd like to thank Jamie Mayo and the Kansas City Central Library for inviting me. And I want to ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=168   If you're in the Kansas City, Missouri area, bring the kids to meet me on Saturday, July 10th at the Kansas City Central Library. At 2:00 PM, I'll give my fun performance about what it's like to be a writer and the exciting path I took to get here. I'll ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=164   I just finished my last author visit of the school year! I went to Elliot Elementary in Irving, TX where their Author's Day celebration was in full swing! Most of the kids and all of the teachers were dressed as their favorite book characters and they even had a fun ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=161   I had a great time today at Wyatt Elementary in Plano, Texas! I enjoyed speaking to each and every one of you Wallaroos and I'm so glad you enjoyed my show! Some of you had some great questions and, like I said, you're all welcome to email me any more ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=160   I just spent the morning with some great kids at Shepard Elementary in Plano, Texas! Four shows all before lunch—a new record! You guys and gals had some great questions and made some of the best giraffe sounds I’ve heard in a long time! While I was there, I ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=159   After my first couple of shows at Thelma Jones Elementary, the students from Mrs. Coots' and Mrs. Taylor's classes all wrote me letters and drew cool pictures for me and of me--see below for Maria's picture of me with the four powerful words! I always try to answer my mail so ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=157   I had a wonderful author visit at Walker Elementary in McKinney, Texas! I felt very welcomed as I arrived to see this cool display on the library windows! I also enjoyed touring your school and checking out its special sustainable design. I'd like to thank the kids who bought books (I ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=156   This week started out with a fun author visit at Keeley elementary! I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you and really liked presenting in your library. As you may remember from my show, I like animals a lot. And you know I like books. So your mural with ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=155   I just returned from an exciting school visit at Solomon P. Ortiz Elementary in my hometown of Brownsville, Texas! What a great group of kids! Everyone had wonderful questions and it was a pleasure to get to know all of the students and teachers. And... thanks to a couple of ... http://michaelanthonysteele.com/?p=154