Complimentary book reading
As a new published author, I am pleased to offer complimentary book readings to preschools, first graders and libraries (currently for Bergen County NJ only).
The kittens and I are being warmly received, with attentive listening and engaging discussions about ideas and lessons learned.
Suggested Topics for Discussion can be found under each book title.
Listen to what readers are saying:
“We love ‘Ooli & Tooli’ When Life is Unrooly!
Your story has so many cool and helpful features for us as readers. We really like your idea of putting the words of different characters in different color fonts. It helped us to know which character was speaking at all times. When you underlined tricky words, it helped us to find the meaning of the word at the bottom of the very same page. This reminded us of a glossary, found at the back of many non-fiction books we have read.
We will never forget the lesson from your book, to always listen to our parents and stay where they can see us. We look forward to reading more of your stories”.
Kindergarten class, Fairlawn NJ 2017
“My 10 year old daughter read and loved your book! She then continued to read it to her younger siblings. She lenjoyed the rhyming and on-page glossary. All three are waiting impatiently for the next book.”
J. L., Closter, NJ 2017
“We had a special visitor, Ora Pollak, who wrote a beautiful book titled, “Ooli & Tooli – “We’re Lost”. It is a charming story, stunningly illustrated, about the adventures of two lost kittens. We had invited two other classes to join us and Ora read the book to us. We highly recommend it!”
Zahava, Pre-school teacher, Tenafly NJ
“Kindergarten kiddos giggled throughout this sweet story. They correctly predicted trouble for Ooli & Tooli once their soccer ball left the yard! Kindergarten wants to know: “Will there be more adventures for Ooli & Tooli?”
Jackie, Teacher-librarian, Media, PA
“The story elicited a lot of conversation from the class, as both the lesson(s) in the story were very easy to relate to. The children were also excited and proud of themselves for being able to notice and discuss text features, as we do in Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop!”
Jillian, Kindergarten teacher, Fairlawn NJ 2017
“It was such a pleasure and we cannot wait till your next story! Looking forward to another reading”
Julie R. Early Childhood Center, Tenafly
“I thought your reading was wonderful. You maintained the interest of the children with the
story and they loved the over-sized book! I admired how you facilitated discussion before and after reading the book, and how you assessed the children’s understanding of the lessons taught in the story by asking them follow-up questions. Your soft-spoken, calm demeanor was soothing to the children and helped capture their quiet attention.”
C. Pavliv, Head of Children’s Services, Bloomfield Public Library
“Thank you so much for visiting our small town library in Midland Park, NJ. You were so sweet with the kids, they really enjoyed your calm demeanor. Your story made for attentive listeners. Thanks so much for accommodating the late comers with an encore reading. We are looking forward to your upcoming books!”
Emily, Midland Park Library (One Magical Library! O.P.)
