Rick and Ryan Goldsberry are available for school visits and media appearances. To book a classroom visit, assembly presentation, and/or school book signing, contact schools@futurehousepublishing.com. To request review copies, media appearances, interviews, book signings, guest blog posts, or other digital promotional opportunities, contact marketing@futurehousepublishing.com.

Rick Goldsberry, the author behind the inventive children’s picture book Floater, has visited many schools in the California Bay area with his fun and interactive K-3 assembly titled “What If . . . ?” During his 30-40 minute presentation, he will read his entire book, Floater, with the kids and stop periodically to discuss how he wrote the book and came up with the idea. By using the simple question “what if . . . ?” he will explore the question behind Floater, “What if you woke up in the morning and you were floating?” and create an original “what if . . . ?” story with the students. During the assembly, he will also use examples to show how many people use this simple method to invent stories with the goal of helping students realize that they too can easily come up with their own ideas by asking “what if . . . ?”

For out-of-area visits, the price is $600 for a single assembly. To make travel cost-effective, we offer special discounts when you refer other schools that book on the same day in your area:

Single school: $600/school.

2 schools: $450/school.

3 schools: $350/school.

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