Michigan Reading Association - 2025 Kaleidoscope YA Brunch

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2025 Kaleidoscope Student Author Brunch

This year, student authors and their guests will enjoy a fun presentation with author

Emmy is an author and illustrator of children’s books, including SO TORTOISE DUG (2025), WHILE YOU’RE ASLEEP, and A VERY BIG FALL. A former high school teacher, Emmy taught English and science in San Francisco, CA. Moving back to Michigan, she co-founded the youth writing center Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK). RAWK is devoted to celebrating and amplifying youth voices through the cultivation of reading and writing skills, via joy, creativity, equity and access.
Emmy lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her husband and three kids, their dog and two cats. She spends most days writing and making art in her studio above her family’s coffee shop.

Brunch Event Details

As an honored Student Author, your lunch is our gift to you, compliments of the Michigan Reading Association. You are welcome to bring up to 5 guests; however, their meal tickets must be purchased. The costs are listed in the registration form. Please contact kaleidoscope.michiganreading@gmail.com with any questions.

All guests of the student must purchase a lunch to attend the brunch.
Refunds will not be available.
Seating is pre-arranged; therefore anyone who is not included in the student registration will be unable to sit with your group.
Teachers, if you are attending with your student, and wish to be seated with them, please note your students name in the designated area of your registration.
Young Authors will receive 1 complimentary copy of the Kaleidoscope Publication and a Kaleidoscope Medal.
If you are unable to attend the brunch, a copy of Kaleidoscope and your medal will be mailed to you after the conference. Additional copies are available for purchase on the Not Attending Link on the registration page only.