Matt McElligott

Children's book author, illustrator, and school presenter

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Boght Hills

A couple pictures from my last school visit of the year, back in June, at Boght Hills Elementary. What a nice way to end the year.Boght Hills Grades 3-4 Boght Hills 2015

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Amazon names Dinosaur Disaster one of the Best Books for July

Woo hoo! Amazon just named Mad Scientist Academy one of their four “Best Books of the Month” for ages 6-8!Amazon_com__Best_of_the_Month__Ages_6-8__Books

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Bookish.com loves Mad Scientist Academy

Bookish.com calls Mad Scientist Academy: The Dinosaur Disaster one of this summer’s must-read children’s books…

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Thiells Elementary

Hanging out with some terrific readers at Thiells Elementary…

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Scribbler Road Elementary

At Scribner Road Elementary in Rochester I was greeted by this Aliens-themed mural, signed by every student in the school. What a cool welcome!

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Frank Knight Elementary

A really cool Even Aliens Need Snacks display at Frank Knight Elementary in Seneca Falls. Just one of a school full of great projects by some very talented artists/readers.

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Return to Richfield Springs

Had the pleasure to return to Richfield Springs on Friday for another visit (last one in 2009) and it was every bit as fantastic as I remembered. I arrived to find the presentation room filled end to end with hundreds fantastic book-related projects that the kids worked on during the weeks leading up to the visit.

Richfield Springs artwork

Here are just a few samples, where the kids imagined new Benjamin Franklinstein-style titles: Henry Corn Meets George Carwashington and Jackie Robotson Attacks Duke Scarington. I would totally read both of those.

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Allen Creek Elementary

In case you’ve ever been curious about what goes on at an author visit, I think these photos from my recent visit to Allen Creek Elementary in Pittsford, NY should explain it pretty well.

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Snacks at Scott M. Ellis Elementary

I love this Even Aliens Need Snacks snack stand spotted at a recent author visit at Scott M. Ellis Elementary, made from a cleverly disguised easel. Even better, it comes with a book of amazingly disgusting alien recipes created by a bunch of the students. Genius!

 

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Franklinstein Portraits at Craig Elementary

Spotted these amazing Benjamin Franklinstein portraits at a recent visit to Craig Elementary in Niskayuna, Ny. Great work!



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Designing Dr. Cosmic’s SKWID Submarine

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