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"Highly recommended! The visit was educational and fun, and the students were engaged. The students really enjoyed themselves." 

~Librarian~ International School of Louisiana Uptown Campus, New Orleans, Louisiana

"It was a great experience for my students to listen from the very same author such an instructive and beautiful story. I was so proud to see them pronouncing different languages and engaging with the content. Hopefully we continue having experiences like this. Thank you so much for sharing your work with our students."

~2nd Grade Teacher~ International School of Louisiana Westbank Campus, New Orleans, Louisiana

"Abruzzo Publishing did an excellent job with my Pre-K class! I highly recommend and I am already looking forward to booking her again!" 

~Center Director~ KinderCare, Highland Heights, Ohio

"I watched as a captivated audience truly enjoyed this performance by Liliana. I know some antsy 4 year old's that were so focused during this story. A really engaging activity that was able to be fully absorbed."

~Pre-K Teacher~ KinderCare, Mentor, Ohio

"We thoroughly enjoyed Liliana Leone's visit to our school in September of 2022. Our Pre-K class was very excited that she came in and read her book to us. She kept their attention by making things very interactive and fun. Her books are enjoyable, colorful and age appropriate. We appreciated the online activities that were offered along with the coloring pages she brought with her. The students still enjoy listening to her books months afterwards!"

~Director~ The Goddard School, Akron, Ohio

"Liliana has been fabulous every time she visits our preschool. The kids love her book, and she even has differentiated her lessons to provide them with the best interactive visit possible."  

~Learning Center Director~ Small Hands Big Dreams Learning Center, Mentor, Ohio

"Ms. Lily did a wonderful presentation for our 4/5's class. She kept the children's attention by including interactive activities while reading her book, dancing, singing along with counting/speaking in the various languages. The children really enjoyed her visit & stayed on task with her activities. Well done!"

~Director~ John Knox Preschool, North Olmsted, Ohio

"I would definitely recommend Liliana for a school visit. Our preschool class was engaged and enjoyed the visit very much. We teachers were engaged as well. It was alot of fun and something different for the children! I liked looking at the books and seeing the different characters and learning different words in the other languages."

~Teacher~ John Knox Preschool, North Olmsted, Ohio

"Very fun, interactive experience for the kids."

~Teacher~ John Knox Preschool, North Olmsted, Ohio

"Liliana, you were amazing! Thank you so much for a wonderful day! You really have great talents and skills with your writing, illustrating and talking with kids." 

~Media Specialist~ Creekside Elementary School, Durham, North Carolina

"My class and I truly enjoyed the presentation. It was engaging, entertaining and very informative." 

~Teacher~ Taft Elementary, Mesa, Arizona 

"My class greatly enjoyed your visit! It was fun to learn about how you became an author, as well as learning about different languages. It was interactive, educational, and fun! Thank you!"

~3rd Grade Teacher~ Taft Elementary, Mesa, Arizona

"I really enjoyed this author visit. Not only did I love the idea of the book series, but I also loved the art history, geography, and language components. My students were engaged and interested in everything, and they had a good time guessing the places and saying the foreign words. Excellent job!"

~5th Grade Teacher~ Taft Elementary, Mesa, Arizona

"Our visit was so much fun. My students talked about the book for the rest of the day. They are trying to figure out how long it will take for the next book to be published! I’m sure this will be one of the highlights of our second-grade year! Thank you!"

~2nd Grade Teacher~ All Saints Academy, Scranton, Pennsylvania

"​I really appreciate you visiting with us! It was great to expose the children to becoming an author, an illustrator as well as other languages and cultures!"

~Principal~ Knollwood Elementary, Sheffield Village, Ohio

"Author Liliana Leone conducted virtual sessions while we were in remote sessions. She was very engaging and captured the attention of our children. Being that we purchased books for every child, they were able to reference Liliana's books and participate in discussion with her."  

~Principal~ Steven Dohanos Elementary School, Lorain, Ohio

"The students and staff absolutely LOVED your visit. Every single teacher personally sought me out to tell me how wonderful your visit was. We are hoping you will find the time to visit us next year as well. We are so lucky the Lord brought you to Garfield and hope you would be willing to return. These are the blessings and moments that children enjoy and deserve." 

~Principal~ Garfield Elementary School, Lorain, Ohio   

"Thank you for visiting Explore! virtually last Friday. Our students enjoyed your presentation and teachers talked about how eager the students wanted to participate and continue singing the songs in different languages. Thank you for sharing what you do best!" 

~Spanish Teacher~ Explore Community School, Nashville, Tennessee

"Thank you so much for joining us for storytelling night. I attended your session, and it was amazing! Our students were engaged and excited to listen to your book! I believe you inspired students to become authors and illustrators! Please know that you are appreciated and that we are grateful." 

~Executive Principal~ Lockeland Elementary School, Nashville, Tennessee

"Ms. Leone was a breath of fresh air for our kindergarten students this morning! The children were captivated by her online presence. We met the adorable characters from her Five Eiffels Series, listened to a creative story that emphasized four languages: French, Spanish, Italian and English, played a fun matching game, sang and danced. Ms. Leone's visit was magnifique, tremendo, spettacolare, and wonderful all packed into a 35-minute session!"

~School Library Media Specialist~ School 5, Cliffside Park, New Jersey