Gaetan Pappalardo grew up on KISS, street hockey, and Transformers. He teaches third grade at Green-Fields School in West Deptford, N.J., is a fellow of the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project and blogs for Edutopia.org. He is the 2011-2012 Teacher of the Year for West Deptford School District. His first book is Louie Licks and the Wicked Snakes: Battleaxe.

 

Anything cool comes with a sticker. Vans, t-shirts, guitar pedals, books, skateboards, bikes….

Anything cool comes with a sticker. Vans, t-shirts, guitar pedals, books, skateboards, bikes….

Visiting Franconia Elementary School today in Souderon, PA.

Visiting Franconia Elementary School today in Souderon, PA.

Try-outs for the part of Pycho Granny in my book to movie project. (Not really)

Try-outs for the part of Pycho Granny in my book to movie project. (Not really)

This Saturday I’ll be at the Monroe Twp. Library for a local authors event from 1-3. I’ll be selling and signing books! Come and see me. And, more importantly, support local artists!

This Saturday I’ll be at the Monroe Twp. Library for a local authors event from 1-3. I’ll be selling and signing books! Come and see me. And, more importantly, support local artists!

Fun Fact about Louie Licks: I wrote the first draft of Louie Licks in this journal. My wife gave me the journal and it only cost 1 Penny. Go figure.

Fun Fact about Louie Licks: I wrote the first draft of Louie Licks in this journal. My wife gave me the journal and it only cost 1 Penny. Go figure.