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jasonfowlerbooks@gmail.com
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A Little About Me
My name is Jason Fowler. I make books.
I went from graphic designer, to freelancer, to book illustrator, to self-publisher. I've illustrated over 35 books and self-published 6.
When I'm not working, I enjoy reading all kinds of books (especially ones my wife calls "boring"), watching old movies, banging out 90's tunes on an old guitar and chasing my kids around the house. I'm also an enthusiastic coffee drinker.
Here's What I Do
Write
I'm a children's picture book author. I write fun and funny books for young kids to enjoy.
Illustrate
I've worked for many years as a book illustrator. Now I illustrate my own books, and I love it!
Design
I've been a graphic designer for ~15 years, and still run a graphic design business today.
Speak
As an author, I've become a frequent speaker at schools and various events.
My Books
Dance and Play
the Animal Way
A rhyming book to get your kids moving!
There's nothing more fun than watching your kids dance and act silly. If that sounds like a good time, this is the book for you! Your kids will learn how to dance like a turtle, bear, shark, monkey and more! For ages 2-5.
Max and The No Good, Rotten, Worst Birthday Party of All Time
How the perfect birthday party went all wrong!
This is Max's introduction. He's been invited to his best friend's birthday party and it's all he can think about—the cake, balloons, games, presents! Max arrives at the party and things turn bad almost immediately! For ages 3-8.
Max and the Search for Munky Mondo
A fun, hilarious, epic tale with a twist ending.
This is book 2 in the Max book series, and Max has got a lot of books to go. If you were a fan of Max and the No Good, Rotten, Worst Birthday Party of All Time, you'll want to pick up this book to follow his continuing adventures. For ages 4-8.
The Super Kids
Activity Book
The activity book with ninjas, aliens, dinosaurs, and more!
This book has all the activities your kids love—mazes, spot the difference, word searches, hidden objects and more—it's also loaded with my own Noggin' Joggers. These are creative prompts that will crack you up! For ages 5-12.
My Big Ideas
Kids Need to Play
In an age of phones and tablets, kids are forgetting how to play.
If you're old enough, you have fond memories of playing outside with nothing but your friends and what you could find.
I love screens and games as much as anyone, but if you fill every spare second with mindless entertainment, you lose out on that special and important part of childhood—learning how to play.
Play teaches kids valuable skills like resolving conflict, making rules, socializing, working with people, making friends—These are some of the most important skills we'll ever learn. And they don't come from anything on a phone, tablet or gaming console.
Creativity and Imagination are Vital
People are designed to be creative.
In a time when technology changes our lives dramatically from decade to decade, it's more important than ever for people to embrace imagination and creativity.
Imagination and creativity allow us to adapt, create new things and contribute to the world in unique ways.
They're like muscles. We all have them, and we can all build them up with regular use. There's no such thing as an uncreative person.
Being Bored is Important
It's harder than ever to be bored, and that's not a good thing.
I can listen to YouTube videos through my ear buds every second of every day. I can scroll social media every time I get a free second. I can play a game on the phone the instant there's nothing to do.
But every second I spend doing those things is a second I could be reading, practicing an instrument, working on my business, talking to a friend, writing or a thousand other useful things.
Amazing things happen if we allow ourselves to be bored. That's when we get creative and start doing interesting things.
Do Things Right Now
Nike got it absolutely right. Just do it.
It's never been easier to do what we want. There's no need to wait—start right now.
The habits of childhood become the habits of adulthood. If we wait around to be picked, discovered or grow up before we start doing stuff, we might never do anything.
Whatever we want to do, we should begin doing right now. Using our strengths and ignoring our weaknesses, we can contribute to the world at this moment. There's no need to wait.
What I Offer
PreK-2nd Grade
I perform highly interactive, engaging and fun book readings for kids ages 4-8.
I prefer to have access to a projection screen so I can use my computer to project the story.
I've written 3 fiction books that are perfect for these ages. Dance and Play the Animal Way is a dance-a-long rhyming book that I use with Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. We read this book and perform the dances together.
Max and The No Good, Rotten, Worst Birthday Party of All Time and Max and The Search for Munky Mondo are a couple of fun, funny and engaging stories that we read through together. I ask the kids questions to keep them engaged. The readings are dramatic and entertaining. The pages are also filled with background jokes and gags that we discover together.
A typical session lasts 45 minutes, but I am highly flexible and amenable to your schedule.
3rd Grade-5th Grade
I have a presentation that is currently about imagination, creativity and doing things right now.
This presentation requires access to a projection screen, since I use my computer to display slides.
My number one goal is to be entertaining. I feel like it's my responsibility, as someone brought into your school to speak to your students, that I be as engaging and interesting as possible.
To that end, my presentations are humorous, highly interactive, energetic and age appropriate.
I also strive to help students become the best they can be, so my presentations always focus on positive themes of personal creativity, initiative, contribution and doing stuff.
These presentations typically last 45 minutes, but I am highly flexible and amenable to your schedule.
What about older kids?
Interested in having me visit your middle school or high school?
I'm happy to talk to you about visiting and talking to the kids about imagination, creativity, doing things and my creative work as an author, illustrator, graphic designer and self-publisher. My background includes college study (B.A. in Studio Art), 15+ years of various graphic design work, 7+ years of fine art / illustration freelancing, working on books in nearly every capacity and self-publishing.
FAQ
1) How long are your presentations / readings?
A typical session for one class lasts about 45 minutes, but I'm highly flexible and amenable to your schedule.
1) How does a visit work?
Typically, my visit takes the place of a "specials" class. That means I meet with each grade level individually for readings or presentations. I'm also available to visit single classrooms and multiple grade levels at once, or to read and present to your entire student body at once. I typically read books to students in PreK-2nd grades and do presentations with slides for students in 3rd-5th grades. This is because my because are designed for kids 4-8 years old, so they'll derive the most enjoyment from a reading. I do often perform quicker readings for older kids to show them what I do, as part of the presentation.
2) Do you sell books as part of your visit?
Yes. I like to send an order form home with the kids a week prior to my visit. I've created the form already. It lists my books, the prices, and includes instructions for how to send the order form and money to the child's teacher. I also typically take the forms and money, and hand out books to students on the day I visit. Again, I'm flexible if you have a preferred system. If schools or organizations prefer to purchase books for their students, I offer bulk order discounts of 10% off orders of 25 or more.
3) Do you charge for a visit?
My half-day rate (up to 3.5 hours) is $125, and my full-day rate is $250. If I visit the entire student body at once, the full-day rate of $250 applies.
4) What do you need from us when you visit?
I prefer access to a display screen of some kind, because I like to project my storybook pages. For visits to 3rd-5th graders and up, I require the display so I can use presentation slides.
5) Are books available for bulk purchase?
Absolutely. Bulk orders require 2-3 weeks for printing and shipping time. I offer 10% off for orders of 25 or more.
Let's Get To It!
I can't wait to visit your school. Let's set it up.
I've spoken to hundreds and hundreds of students, performed dozens of readings and we've always had a great time. I'd love to come share my stories with your kids, and I believe you'll find this an entertaining, useful and interesting day for them.
Contact me at the link below to set up a time, or email me at JasonFowlerBooks@gmail.com
Email: JasonFowlerBooks@gmail.com
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