Thank you for inviting me to share space with your students. Every author visit is a partnership, and your feedback helps me continue to show up with excellence, joy, and intention.
Below you will find reviews from school librarians, media specialists, educators, and community partners who have hosted an author visit with me. Their words offer an honest glimpse into what our time together is like, and I hope that they also offer you a clear sense of what to expect when we work together.
If you have invited me to speak with your students, I would be grateful if you would take a moment to share your experience using the review form on this page. Your feedback helps me continue to grow, and it also supports other educators and community leaders as they make decisions for their students.
If you’d like to learn more about the power of author visits and reading engagement, you can explore resources from the American Library Association and other literacy organizations.
Together, we are building learning spaces where children feel seen, affirmed, and inspired.
I give thanks for the work you do for children, and for allowing me to be a small part of their journey. 💛
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Customer Reviews
Elevation Church - Email Review - 2023
Hey Patrice!
I just wanted to reach out and say thank you again for your incredible book reading on 2/26. Our families had such an incredible time and you did a phenomenal job of being engaging and informative. I personally walked away learning many things that were invited by African American inventors.
Thank you for your willingness to work with us, through all of the back and forth.
You have such a gift and praying the Lord continue to bless you in all that you continue to create and put out into the world for the development of families.
Blessings on you and your family! And please let us know if there is a way we can partner with you again.
—Haley
Spring Mill ES - Email Review - 2023
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You filled our hearts to the brim! Thank you SO much.
East Farms School - Email Review 2022
Dear Patrice,
WOW! Thank you for spending the day with us!! You made quite an impact on our faculty, staff and students. One 4th grade teacher texted me right away and wrote, “Our new favorite author!!” A staff member hugged me and said, “She was exactly what we needed
today.” Thank you for being such an inspiration!!!💗
Nina Copeland Jones recommends Patrice McLaurin - FB Review - 2021
Awesome! This author is fantastic. She is upbeat, professional and our kids loved her. We hosted a virtual event, and Mrs. Mclaurin was stellar! Parents are raving about her presentation. Booking her was easy, and the best decision! Grab the book, and enjoy!
EJ Arthur ES - Facebook Review - 2021
Patrice McLaurin is fantastic! The students loved her, the teachers loved her, the administrators loved her! She really knows how to connect with students! I’ve already had requests to bring her back again!