Patrick Mader - Author

Contact Information

Address:
1158 Spruce Ct.
Northfield, MN 55057

Book Category: Picture Books

Books

Oma Finds a Miracle, illustrated by Andrew Holmquist, Beaver’s Pond Press, May 2007.

Opa & Oma Together, illustrated by Andrew Holmquist, Beaver’s Pond Press, 2005. (Contributor)

Waconia, Paradise of the Northwest, local history book, 1986.

Highlights

I am a current elementary school teacher at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public Schools in southcentral Minnesota. In our semi-departmentalized school setting, I teach math approximately one-half of the day and language arts the remainder of the day.

As a result of wide range of teaching experiences from elementary-aged students to adults, I am comfortable with any age group. I grew up on a small diverse farm with six siblings near the town of St. Bonifacius, Minnesota. My books reflect positive values and messages with a rural setting and are based on real characters, animals, places, and events.

I am married to Karen, a nurse and extraordinary school and civic volunteer, and have two children in their early teens that have unwittingly inspired my writing.

Awards

Teacher of the Year, 1991 - Morristown Public Schools

Presentations

My presentations have been proclaimed unique and captivating by public librarians and school teachers (please see the program testimonials page on my website). I have enlarged each illustration to 24 x 30 inches so viewing is possible in large groups. With my teaching background, I am expressive and able to connect with children and work with staff members easily. PowerPoint programs that show pictures of the real people and setting that the stories are based on are compared in a slide format to the illustrations in the book.

An added feature is the rural and agricultural education piece. An authentic milking machine, an explanation of the milking process, and samples of cattle feed are available to be shown.

Another educational component of a program that is available is the writing and publishing process. Actual samples of the cover, printed proofs, and binding are shown and explained.

Programs can be as brief as 20 minutes for preschool children to a more standard time of 30-40 minutes for intermediate-aged students to over an hour for adults who want to learn about writing and publishing a book.

Besides presenting a variety of programs at numerous schools and public libraries, I have presented a math activities program at state conferences and a regional convention.

I encourage students to read, write, draw, and try to fulfill their dreams. I never thought that I would write a book and get it published. If I can, I believe students and other adults can too.

Fees

Since I currently teach, there is a two-tiered fee approach. When I present on a date that I am not scheduled to teach, the fee is $295 per day plus mileage and I request to be allowed to sell and sign the book. On dates that school is in session in the district that I teach, the fee rises to $495 per day plus mileage and the opportunity to sell and sign the book. When scheduling a date, please indicate what you’d like included in the program!

Added: 2006/08/28

Updated: 2007/06/20:0