Author and Illustrator
12655 73rd Avenue North
Maple Grove, Minnesota, 55369
763-425-8118
max@maxhaynes.com
“I started out as a child.”
-Bill Cosby
When I consider what I have to offer children as a presenter I keep in mind the child that I once was. In my elementary years, my report cards were filled with lots of “Needs to Improve” checks and few “Satisfactory” checks. I didn't appear to show any aptitude for writing or art. I was not a shining star. But it was in second grade that I had my first “artistic illumination”. My teacher placed my artwork of a giraffe on the bulletin board outside during the ice cream social. Even though it was just one of many. I was absolutely thrilled to walk up and stare at my work, presented for everyone to see.
Now here I am, a professional artist and writer. I want to light that same kind of fire in the students I see.
WHAT I DO-
I base my presentations on two basic ideas, that writing and making art is exciting and lots of fun and that kids can get those results in their own work. I come dressed in unusual painted clothes and my car is decorated to look like a rainbow repair service vehicle, an extension of my book, Sparky's Rainbow Repair (Sometimes I drive my New Beetle, which is covered in stars). The idea behind this approach is to loosen up students' imaginations and expectations.
My topics are adjusted based on the grade level of my audience but they generally include these ideas:
• I started out as a less than average student but I turned out very well and you can too.
• Good work is about process. Revision is part of the process.
• Computers are amazing tools but they can produce images of people that look "perfect". A reminder that everyone is really perfect just the way they are.
• I generally read one of my regular books to the younger students and for the older grades I read excerpts from some of the fairy tales rewritten by students.
• I draw on the chalk board or computer projector so that students can watch the images as they form. I also use this medium to teach students about the visual symbols that are the everyday currency of their lives.
• I end by answering student questions.
• I sign and personalize books purchased by the students. This process is important for the student because it is a one-on-one exchange with me.
EDUCATION-
Kingsley Elementary in Waterloo, Iowa
University of Iowa, Bachelor of General Studies 1982
Employed as an instructor at Minneapolis College of Art and Design
for evening classes in the business of children's book illustration. 1993-4
EQUIPMENT NEEDED-
• I will need a space that can be darkened.
• A computer projector if you have one. If not , alert me and I will bring
my standard show on slides instead.
• Something to draw on- a chalk or white board or an overhead projector.
Also the drawing tools and about 8 sheets of film for the overhead.
• I will provide a speaker system for large audiences.
TIMELINE-
Here is a time line you may wish to follow:
• 1 month or more ahead-- call 763-425-8118 to schedule my visit.
• 1 month ahead?-- Inform the teachers of when they will be coming to see the show. An all-day event is three shows of one hour each plus signing time. Signing time may need to be split up with the bulk of it being done at lunch time. I will require as little as 15 minutes for lunch if necessary to allow for adequate signing time. The signing process is important as a time when students can interact with me on a one-to-one basis.
• 1 month ahead?-- Schedule the space for my event. Will it be in the library, the gym or the lunchroom? Because I show much of my presentation in slide form, the space should be able to be darkened. I prefer students to sit on the floor unless it is a theater situation.
• Two weeks ahead-- This is the time to acquaint the students with my books and my web-site and really hype my visit. The more excited they are the more impact it will have on them.
• 1 week ahead, send home the sheet announcing my visit and the books available for sale. I will bring books with me.
• 1 day ahead-- Check to see that your computer projector, overhead projector, and screen are in working order.
You may wish to call 763-425-8118 to confirm my arrival time.
FEES-
My Fees
My daily rates for the Metro Area are as follows:
•$650 for the entire day- 3 one-hour shows
$750 if 4 shows are necessary
•$300 for a single show.
• Residencies to be negotiated
• Schools may team up to achieve lesser rates.
• Conference fees to be negotiated.
These fees include one copy each of Ticklemonster and Me and Grandma's Gone To Live In The Stars, plus two posters, and material to publicize my visit. Visits outside the metro area may involve mileage, meals, and lodging.
PAST APPEARANCES-
Albert Lea Library, Albert Lea
Albertville El., Albertville
Armstrong Writers Con. Cottage Grove
Austin Library, Austin
Bailey School, Woodbury
Bamber Valley El., Rochester
Bass Wood Elementary, Maple Grove
Belgrade El., Belgrade
Benjamin E. Mays Elementary, St. Paul
Birch GroveEl., Brooklyn Center
Birch Lake El., White Bear Lake
Blooming Prairie El., Blooming P.
Bonner El., Stewartville
Bottineau School, MPLS
Brooklyn Park Community Library
Brownsdale Community Library
Brownsdale El., Brownsdale
Browns Valley El., Browns Valley
Byron El., Byron
Cannon Falls Library
Capitol Hill Magnet School, St. Paul
Carlos El., Carlos
Cedar Island El. Maple Grove
Central El., Stewartville
Central Park El.
Champlin Public Library
Clarkfield El. Clarkfield
Cokato El., Cokato
Crestwood El. East Grand Forks
Cyrus MST, Cyrus
Dassel El., Dassel
Deephaven Elementary, Deephaven
E.N. Nordgaard El., Glenwood
East Bethel School, E. Bethel
Eastview El., Lakeville
Edgewood Elementary, Brooklyn Park
Fergus Falls ECSU Conference
Glen Lake School, Minnetonka
Glenville Elementary, Glenville
Greenleaf El., Apple Valley
Greenwood El. Plymouth
Groveland Park El., St.Paul
Hanke El., Elk River
Hawthorne El., Albert Lea
Hayfield El., Hayfield
Heart of the Lakes El., Perham
Highland El., Crookston
Highland El., Apple Valley
Hokah Library
Howe School, Minneapolis
Hugo Elem., Hugo
International School of Minnesota
Jackson El., Jackson
Inver Grove Heights El., IGH
Kasson El., Kasson
Katherine Curren El., Hopkins
King of Grace El. Golden Valley
La Crescent Library
Lake City Library
Lanesboro Library
LeRoy El., LeRoy
Lincoln El., Alexandria
Mantorville El., Mantorville
Maple Grove Community Library
Marshall ECSU Conference
Maxfield El., St. Paul
Meadowbrook El., Golden Valley
Meadowvale El., Elk River
Metro ECSU Conference
M.W. Savage El., Savage
The Minneapolis Libraries
Minnewashta El., Minnetonka
Museum Magnet School, St. Paul
Northfield Library, Northfield
Northfield Middle School, N.
Northside El., St. James
North Star School, Minneapolis
NRHEG Elementary, New Richland
Oak Ridge El., Eagan
Olson Elementary Bloomington
Orchard Lane El., Brooklyn Center
Orono Primary, Maple Plain
Osakis El., Osakis
Otsego Elementary, Elk River
Owatonna Library
Owatonna Art Center
Pearson El., Wheaton
Park Brook, Brooklyn Park
Park Spanish Immersion El. St. Louis Park
Peter Enich Kindergarten, Anoka
Peter Hobart El., St. Louis Park
Pine Island El., Pine Island
Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth
Prairie Woods El., New London
Princeton North El., Princeton
Public School Academy, MPLS
Red Rock Elementary, Woodbury
Red Wing Library
Riceville El., Riceville
Rochester ECSU Conference
Rondo Education Center, St. Paul
Rush Creek El., Maple Grove
Scenic Heights El., Minnetonka
School of Extended Learning, MPLS
Sioux Trail El., Burnsville
Snail Lake El., Shoreview
Stewartville Library
Stillwater Young Writers' Conference
Sunset Terrace El., Rochester
Tanglen Elementary, Minnetonka
Thomas Lake El., Eagan
Triton Primary, Dodge Center
Triton Secondary, Claremont
Valley El., East Grand Forks
Voyager El., Alexandria
Washington El., Alexandria
Watertown-Mayer El. Watertown
Westview El., Apple Valley
White Bear Lake Young Author's Conf.
Windom El., Minneapolis
Winona Young Writers' Conference
Zimmerman Elementary, Zimmerman
Out of Minnesota
Belmont El., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Edwards Elementary, Ames Iowa
Hoover El., Mason City, Iowa
Irving El., Waterloo, Iowa
Jefferson El., Mason City, Iowa
Kanawha El., Kanawha, Iowa
Kelly El., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Kingsley El., Waterloo, Iowa
Lake Agassiz El., Grand Forks, ND
Lincoln El., Grand Forks, North Dakota
Madison El., Mason City, Iowa
Newman Catholic Schools, Mason City, IA
North Hudson El., Hudson, Wisconsin
Oak Park Young Writers Con. O.P., Illinois
Washington El., Mason City, Iowa
Waterloo Public Library, IA
Thank you for your interest.
Max
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