Michael Anthony Steele

This morning, I had the honor of being one of the speakers for Region One ESC Battle of the Books!

My audience was very special indeed, being the winning teams from each school district in Region One!

I got to meet so many great teams and even got to see fellow author, Diana López! I never get to watch another author’s presentation, so seeing her was a real treat!

After our presentations, Diana and I had signings and even took some photos with some of the teams.

I was especially thrilled to see Mrs. Rios and her team from Santos Livas Elementary–one of my former, very special school visits!

Thanks to all the event sponsors, including Libraria and Literacy for Texas. Thanks to Mrs. Garcia for inviting me and for the tasty lunch. And the biggest thanks of all goes to all the Battle of the Books teams themselves! I know you made your districts proud!

Today I had an exciting morning at Sullivan Elementary in Sugar Land, TX—home of the Dalmatians!

It was a whirlwind of a morning, presenting to all of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades! The Dalmatians were polite, attentive, and had wonderful questions. I’m sorry I couldn’t call on everyone, but be sure to email me any questions I missed!

Thanks to Coaches Chauvin and Link for the use of their gym. Thanks to Mrs. Moore for inviting me and the wonderful gift bag. And a big thanks to all the wonderful Dalmatians themselves! Thanks for the great morning! Keep writing and keep reading!

When I got back to the ranch, I found a nice Sullivan Elementary T-shirt in my gift bag. Very cool and thanks again!

Today I made a triumphant return to McLaughlin Strickland Elementary – sort of! I had visited nine years ago when they were in another building and simply McLaughlin Elementary. But this new group of Tigers were just as welcoming! Note the cool banner above!

It was a fun-filled morning where I presented to 1st through 5th grades. There were so many great questions, that I almost ran out of time during the last show!

Between shows, I met fellow hat-wearers, Austin and Brandon.

And let’s not forget music teacher extraordinaire, Mr. Jackson!

I even had a pizza party with eleven special Tigers with even MORE great questions. Great to meet you: Anahy, Brianna, Dana, Daniel, Gonzalo, John Luca, Leah, Mary, Olivia, Ruben, and Zevi!

Thanks to Mrs. Davis for inviting me, for the use of her library, and for being the perfect host!

Thanks to Mary and Elora for the creative stickers. I look forward to seeing your animation some time soon!

And the biggest thanks of all goes to all of the McStrick Tigers! I had a roaring good time!