April 2006
WOMAN'S DAY MAGAZINE - April 2006 issue Woman's Day magazine recommends It's Springtime In My Backyard by Kathy Mazur and some other great children's books to celebrate springtime.
April 2006
DANE COUNTY KIDS Monthly Parenting Magazine interviews Kathy and Lauren Mazur at their home in Madison, Wi. about their new book It's Springtime In My Backyard APRIL, 2006 issue.
March 2nd, 2006
READ ACROSS AMERICA La Farge Elementary School
On March 2nd, 2006 Kathy Mazur will speak to 75 elementary children about the process of writing and creating her children's book. In the evening she will speak to a group of parents about how they too can help their children love to read and write.
Feb. 21st - March 21st
It's Springtime in my Backyard will be featured in a SPRINGTIME AND ANIMALS display in all the Borders/ Walden Books stores across the United States. There will be many wonderful stuff animals in the display too.
October 22nd, 2005
The Midwest Wisconsin Reading Council presents the 36th Annual Fall reading Conference IN SEARCH OF THE BEST Using Best Practices to Increase Student Achievement Saturday, October 22, 2005 University of Wisconsin, - La Crosse A MOTHER'S AND DAUGHTER'S BOOK JOURNEY This session is a discussion of the journey and process undertaken by Kathy Mazur and her 6 year old daughter Lauren into the world of creating, writing and publishing a read-aloud children's book.
June 3, 2005 9:00 - 11:00 AM
WEST MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY The first graders of West Middleton Elementary school invite Kathy Mazur to speak about writing, illustrating, and publishing.
May 10, 2005 10:00 - 12:30 PM
NEW LISBON ELEMENTARY welcomes author Kathy Mazur to their school to discuss writing, illustrating and publishing. She will speak to the Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades about her new book It's Springtime In My Backyard.
April 28, 2005 5:30 – 6:30pm
Gallery Night at Preschool of the Arts.
APRIL 28, 2005 2:30 pm
PRESCHOOL OF THE ARTS CELEBRATES THE WEEK OF THE CHILD
Second grader Lauren Mazur returns to her educational roots at Preschool of
the Arts to read her mother’s new book It’s Springtime In My Backyard.
APRIL 27, 2005 4PM
PRESCHOOL OF THE ARTS CELEBRATES THE WEEK OF THE CHILD
Please join Kathy & Lauren Mazur, mother and daughter and author’s
of It’s Springtime In My Backyard for a fun-filled hour of telling and
illustrating your family story. Please bring with you a short family story
that you and your children would like to share.
APRIL 24, 2005 6:30 – 7PM
WORT RADIO 89.9 FM - PACHYDERM PARADE (a family kids radio program) interviews Kathy and Lauren Mazur about their new book It’s Springtime In My Backyard.
APRIL 13, 2005
CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK - MONONA LIBRARY - 11:15
Lauren and Kathy Mazur will be sharing their book It’s Springtime In
My Backyard. We will start with a short discussion about springtime and then
second grader Lauren Mazur will read the Springtime story.
APRIL 7, 2005 11:30
VIVIAN KING ANCHOR OF LIVE at 11:00 & LIVE at 11:30 of TODAY’S TMJ4 will interview Kathy & Lauren Mazur, mother and daughter, who have just published It’s Springtime In My Backyard. Vivian talks with mother & daughter about the process of writing Springtime on VIV’S VIEW.
APRIL 1, 2005 11:50 - 1:10
CELEBRATE AUTHOR DAY AT EDGEWOOD CAMPUS SCHOOL
Mrs. Mazur will discuss the process of writing, illustrating and publishing
a book. There will be a book signing at the end of her talk.
The first and second graders at Edgwood sent Thank You letters after the talk... click below to see them.
Spring Ducks Books, LLC
P.O. Box 5040 • Madison WI, 53705-0040 • kathy@springducks.com
• Phone: 608.279.0277



