Visiting Authors

The Episcopal School of Dallas has a long tradition of hosting visiting authors. Former students, many of whom are current ESD parents, have mentioned their fond memories of these visits. They still treasure the autographed copies of favorite titles signed by the authors.

Elizabeth Anne Worsham Visiting Author Series 

On October 17, 2012, Dan Yaccarino, the author and illustrator of several children's books and creator of characters, including The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau and Nick Jr's Oswald, visited the Lower School campus as the 2012 Elizabeth Anne Worsham Visiting Author.

More information about Mr. Yaccarino can be found on his website: http://www.danyaccarino.com/ys/

2012: Dan Yaccarino
2011: George Shannon 
2010: Janie Bynum
2009: Seymour Simon
2008: Steven Kellogg 
2007: Will Hillenbrand
2006: Susan Stevens Crummel
2005: David Schwartz
2004: Patricia Polacco (9/28/04)
2003: Helen Lester (02/04/04)
2002: Janie Bynum   (10/28/02)
2002: David Wisniewski (01/16/02)
1999: Bernard Waber (10/06/99)
1999: Dan Gutman (12/07/99)
1998: Bill Wallace (10/28/98)
1996: John Gile (02/23/96)
1994: Michael J. Rosen (11/03/94)
1994: John Erickson (01/27/94)
1993: Scott Cook (03/12/93)
1993: Kenneth Koch (03/04/93)
1992: Pamela Stacey (12/02/92)
1992: Elizabeth Winthrop (02/20/92)
1991: K. Smith (02/07/91)
1990: Jim Trelease (11/28/90)
1990: Marc Brown (11/16/90)
1990: Lois Lowry (03/28/90)
1990: Felicia Bond (03/07/90)
1989: Bill Wallace (12/08/89)
1989: Bernard Waber (05/17/89)
1989: Paul O. Zelinsky (04/03/89)
1988: John Erickson (10/19/88)
1988: Tom Townsend (04/13/88)
1988: Madeleine L'Engle (03/22/88)
1988: Pat Cummings (03/11/88)
1988: Paul Fleishman (03/03/88)
1987: Diane Stanley (02/23/87)
1987: Barbara Williams (01/19/87)
1986: Bill Wallace (11/05/86)
1986: Steven Kroll (01/29/86)
1985: Leonard & Ethel Kessler (03/27/85)
1985: Johanna Hurwitz (03/06/85)
1984: Franklyn Branley (03/12/84)
1984: George Shannon (03/08/84)
1984: Tana Hoban (01/16/84)
1983: Jim Trelease (10/05/83)
1983: Clyde Robert Bulla (04/26/83)
1982: Syd Hoff (10/26/82)
1982: Jean Fritz (03/29/82)
1981: Karla Kuskin (02/19/81)
1980: Jose Aruego (12/04/80)
1980: Donald Sobol (10/14/80)
1979: Marc Brown (08/31/79)
1979: Zilpha Keatley Snyder (05/10/79)
1979: Eleanor Cameron (03/07/79)
1978: Robert Quackenbush (12/07/78)
1978: Sid Fleischman (02/13/78)
1977: Lillian Hoban (11/17/77)
1977: Scott Corbett (10/03/77)
1977: Ellen Raskin (02/24/77)
1976: Robert Burch (11/19/76)
1976: Jean Craighead George (02/12/76)
1976: Leonard Everett Fisher (01/15/76)
1975: Byrd Baylor (12/04/75)