School Visits: The author & illustrator can wander your way!

The creators of the Indy, Oh Indy children’s book series — author Teresa Adamo and illustrator Jennifer Williams-Cordova — absolutely love to connect with their Indy Pack via school visits!

But we don’t just read one of our books — we present an engaging, educational opportunity.

By sharing the behind-the-scenes story about our books, students receive an overall lesson on how a book becomes a book and so much more! Our multimedia presentation takes young readers through the Indy, Oh Indy experience in a way that teaches them local history and an appreciation and sense of pride for where they live. We also include a message about responsible pet ownership as this is a cause near and dear to our Indy, Oh Indy hearts. After all, Indy came to us from the Kern County Animal Services shelter.

Some of the Bakersfield and Kern County references and images in our books portray places that no longer exist in our community. To keep that past alive, however, we gladly share these nuggets of information with the more than tens of thousands of students we’ve visited so far! It's amazing to see their eyes light up with recognition when we talk about a place in THEIR hometown as written and illustrated by BAKERSFIELD residents who still live here and love to call B-town our home ...

We can also customize your package to include small-group sessions for older students with a special interest in writing, illustrating or both. (Ask us about these workshops as well as our school-wide programs.)

Note: We are happy to work with Parent Clubs, teachers, administrators, and school librarians to schedule our program for an entire school or different class levels. Our preference is to use Google Slides, but we can accommodate several different formats and will come to your location for IT testing. We also offer a convenient Indy, Oh Indy book preorder process, free coloring sheets and free local deliveries (drop-offs are no charge; shipping can be arranged for our normal shipping costs).

Call/text Teresa Adamo at: 661-444-4935 for more information and to “book” your school’s Indy, Oh Indy visit today!