Nancy Coffelt is an artist and writer. She has traveled to hundreds of schools talking about the art of writing and illustrating children's books. Nancy is the author of such books as The Dog Who Cried Woof, Good Night Sigmund, Tom's Fish, Dogs in Space, all published by Harcourt Inc., Dogs in Space the Great Space Doghouse, published by Flying Rhinoceros, and What's Cookin'?, published by Chronicle Books. Many of the adventures found in Nancy's books are based on her real-life experiences and pets. Nancy speaks to students about the steps needed to create characters, stories and illustrations for picture books. She also shares a drawing presentation with students, making sure each class gets an original drawing to keep. Ask about week-long artist in residence workshops and author in residence workshops. You can arrange a school visit by e-mailing coffeltart@cs.com