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Contact Information

If you would like to get in touch with me, the simplest and the easiest way is to send me an e-mail at this address: aloha@jamesrumford.com.

If you would like to purchase any of my books, click here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you sell original illustrations from your books? No, not at this time.

Do you visit schools, give conferences, and accept speaking engagements? Yes.

If you would like me to come to your school, within the County of Honolulu, my fee is $200 / hour, unless the activity you would like me to be part of is for the promotion of literacy and involves parents. In that case, there is no fee.

If you would like me to come to your school, which is located on another island, my fee is $200 / hour + airfare and ground transportation.

If you would like me to come to your school, which is located on the US Mainland, please contact me.

If you would like me to speak at your event, please contact me.

Do you edit manuscripts, critique manuscripts, or do consulting? No, I don’t.

Do you illustrate other people’s stories? No, I don’t.

What is your favorite book you have written? The one I'm presently working on.

Do you do telephone interviews, skype, etc.? I don't like to.

Do you answer questions for blogs or do written blog interviews about children's books and writing and illustrating. Yes, I do. Do you charge? No, I don't.

What is a typical presention that you do? I tell how I became a writer and illustrator, answer questions from the audience and perhaps tell a story.

Can you do a presentation in another language? Oui, en français & ma ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i.

Are there curriculum guides for your books or other resource materials for teachers? Yes, there are for several but not all titles, and they are free. Please contact me, if you are interested.

Aloha.

List of Awards [selected]: Bookbuilders Award (2001) for Seeker of Knowledge.   Middle East Outreach Council 2001 Book Award for the best picture book for children and young adults: Traveling Man.   Senior Cades Award, 2002, for body of work.   Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award, Best Book and Gold Award for Calabash Cat [2004], and for Rain School [2010].   Charlotte Zolotow honor book for 2004 for Calabash Cat, honor book for Silent Music [2009] Sibert Honor Award for 2005 for Sequoyah.   Peace Corps Writers Award for Best Children’s Writing for Beowulf [2008] and for Silent Music [2009]   Jane Addams Peace honor book for Sequoyah [2005] and Silent Music [2009].   Norman A. Sugarman Children's Bibliography Award for Sequoyah [2006]   Fundação Nacional do Libro Infantil e Juvenal, altamente recomendável, Brazil for A Chuva de Manga [2005].

I have spoken at:   The United Nations Plaza   The Smithsonian   The JFK Library   The University of Wisconsin   The University of Hawai‘i   Read to Me International   Children's Literature Hawai‘i   Chaminade University   The Cleveland Public Library   The Hawai‘i State Library   Simmons College   The Algonquin Hotel   The Long Beach Museum of Art   The Honolulu Museum of Art   The Maui Writers' Conference