May 15, 2010:  Guest Speaker Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association Spring Brunch,  Patsels Restaurant,Clarks Summit, PA. 10am-12pm.

May 22, 2010:  Sparta Day with Sparta Books,Sparta, NJ  11-3 pm.  KidLit Authors Club will spend the afternoon in Sparta. 

Featured Artists: 

     *Lee Harper (Woolbur, Turkey Trouble, Snow,Snow, Snow),

     *Nancy Viau (Samantha Hansen Has Rocks In Her Head) ,

     *Alison Ashley Formento (This Tree Counts),

     *Wendy Mass (Every Soul A Star, 11  Birthdays,  Heaven Looks A Lot Like A Mall, A Mango-Shaped Space),

     *Irene Breznak (Sneezy Louise)

June 2, 2010:  Barnes and Noble, Holmdel, NJ

June 9, 2010:  Barnes and Noble, Wilkes Barre, PA 6:30 pm

September 11, 2010: Princeton Children's Book Festival, Princeton, NJ

September 12, 2010: The Open Book Bookstore,  Newton, NJ

October 2, 2010:  Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, NJ

October 9, 2010:  Burlington Book Festival, Burlington, NJ

April 8-10, 2011:  SCBWI Pocono Retreat, Shawnee Inn, PA

Past Events and appearances. . .

March 24, 2009 : Sirius Radio "Kid's Place Live" interview with Mindy Thomas!

May 9, 2009:  Bryant Park, NYC.  Reading for Children's Book Week.

May 23, 2009:  Reading and Book Signing at Anthology Bookstore in Scranton, PA. 

May 29, 2009:  Reading and Chicken Soup Party.  Green Hills School, 69 Mackerley Road, Greendell, NJ 07839

May 30, 2009:  Book Expo America, Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, NY

June 5th & 6th, 2009:  SCBWI New Jersey Chapter Annual Conference, Princeton, NJ

June 20, 2009:  ROOTS & RHYTHM Music and Arts Festival, 32 Commerical Street, Honesdale, PA  18431

August 29th, 2009:  Book Signing at Sparta Books, 41 Theatre Center Sparta, NJ 07871, 11:00am

September 19th, 2009:  Author! Author! Book Festival, Chicklet Books Princeton Shopping Center, Princeton, NJ, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

October 3, 2009:  PAGES & PLACES Book Festival, Downtown Scranton, PA

October 19, 2009:  Allumuchy Township School, Alumuchy, NJ 12:30-2:00 pm

November 10, 2009: Dalton Community Library, Dalton, PA.  6:30 pm -7:30 pm

November 19, 2009: Barnes and Noble, The Arena Hub, 421 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes Barre, PA 6:00 pm

December 14th, 2009:  Conerly Road School, Conerly Road, Somerset, NJ  12:30-3:00pm

January 25, 2010: WBLC-FM Radio Interview (Ohio, Indiana and Michigan) Author! Author! Mid-morning Show 9:25am -9:35am

January 27, 2020:  Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center, College Avenue, Factoryville, PA, 9:30am

February 9, 2010: Kid's Doctor Radio Show (www.kidsdr.com), 103.7 Lite/CBS radio 11am-12pm with Dina C. Schulz

February 17, 2010:  Cape May County Library, 30 Mechanic Street, Cape May Courthouse, Cape May, NJ, 6pm-7pm.  Guest of Nancy Viau, the author of Samantha Hansen has Rocks in Her Head, as she gives a six-week writing workshop for children eight to twelve years old. 

March 2, 2010:  Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove Street, Clarks Summit, PA. (570) 587-3440.  Two readings:  10:30 am and 1:30 pm.

March 3, 2010:  Elk Lake School District, 1 Schoolhouse Rd., Dimock Twp, PA.  9:00 am

March 23, 2010:  St. Gregory's Early Childhood Center, 330 North Abington Rd., Clarks Green, PA

April 7, 2010:  Montville School District, Montville, NJ

April 9-11, 2010:  SCBWI Conference Northeast PA, Shawnee Inn

April 14, 2010:  Barnes and Noble, Wilmington, DE, 6pm

April 15, 2010:  Barnes and Noble, Moorestown, NJ, 6pm

April 17, 2010:  Barnes and Noble, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, 2pm

April 20, 2010:  Barnes and Noble, East Brunswick, NJ, 6pm