"The students of Thomas Jefferson Elementary were talking about you today. I just wanted to let you know what great work you do. You came to our school two years ago and the kids are still talking about you and asking for your books. Thanks, Brod, for giving our kids an experience they won't forget!!!"

Nancy Mikitka
Thomas Jefferson School Library
Bethlehem, PA

"Thank you, Mr. Bagert, for the energy you brought to our conference. While your work was not new to me and has been a source of inspiration to my middle school students, it was wonderful to see that the voice you portrayed was indeed carried through the writing to the students and into their own performances of your work. I appreciate authors like you who give their time to writing materials that the hard to reach middle school student is able to connect to their own life. Keep up the good work of making a teacher's job of presenting the written word to children so easy and enjoyable."

....Comments following the 2004 Southeast Regional IRA Conference, Savannah, GA

Debbie Matthews
Teacher
Gregg Middle School
Summerville, SC

Last week, Brod dazzled all 700 children at both Bottenfield Elementary and South Side Elementary schools. ...The teachers at both schools were very impressed and many pleasantly surprised, particularly with how the students responded to him so enthusiastically.

Debbie Handel, Librarian
South Side and Bottenfield Elementary Schools
Champaign, IL

"Mr. Bagert, I loved your presentation today at our school. You said something about humor is truth, and you've truly captured the attitudes and interests of kids in your poems from boogers to 6th grade girls and boys. Thank you for the smiles, laughs, and "lift" from my usual routine!"

Pam Veenstra
Teacher
Walden School
Racine, WI

"I heard Brod Bagert a while back in Kalispell, MT and he was fantastic. I am a middle school teacher in Missoula, MT and have been at the 7th grade level for 14 years. I am dying to know when his new middle school book is coming out! I was hoping I could go buy it tonight...."

Karin Flint
Montana Teacher

"I was just overwhelmed with the way he could capture the children's attention. They were so absorbed in his work."

Kay Sowell
Pelahatchie Attendance Center
Pelahatchie, MS

"One reason he was so well received by the children was his ability to modify presentations for different grade levels."

John Gentilcore
Principal
Mt. Sinai Elementary
Mt. Sinai, NY

"Brod and the children inspired each other. This author program was magical. Our children were fascinated with Brod's energy, his amazing talents, his contagious smile, his passion for poetry, his love for children, his love for life and for what he does. They loved listening to him recite his poems with his wonderful expressions and exuberance.

Teachers and parents who were in attendance felt the electricity between children and author and the emotions that touched us all."

Barbara Toresco
Children's Librarian
Robert D. Reynolds School
Upper Saddle River, NJ

"The passion Brod has for children and poetry was clearly evident. He touched the lives of everyone here at Painted Rock. When I think of the magnitude of his schedule, I am awed by the number of children and teachers that Brod Bagert has reached throughout his travels. He truly has a gift to not only be able to write quality poetry but to also reach out to others and convey some of life's most powerful messages along with his love of poetry in such an interactive and energetic manner. I have been involved in a number of author's faire presentations throughout the years, but this outshined them all by far. How could we ever top Brod Bagert!!

Nancy Breisch
Reading Specialist
Painted Rock School
Poway, CA

"Brod was FABULOUS!!! ... Our children are all a-buzz today talking about Brod, but most of all talking about poetry! ... I truly believe that he impacted the lives of our children and our families.

Linda Morganson
Literacy Coordinator
Baxter Elementary
Richmond, IN