BRING MR. TIM TO YOUR SCHOOL

Mr. Tim empowers students to spread kindness, practice school safety, and discover how small acts can create a big impact.

Includes:

  • One 45-minute high-energy assembly

  • Interactive storytelling and student participation

  • Smile Patrol Challenge

  • Q&A time

  • Book signing time

  • Signed copy of the book for the school library

Investment: $300 (local schools)

The Smile Patrol Experience - Full Day

Includes:

  • 2–3 grade-level assemblies

  • Interactive storytelling and student participation

  • Smile Patrol Challenge

  • Q&A session

  • Book signing time

  • Signed library copy

  • Digital Smile Patrol poster for school use

Investment: $600 (full morning or half-day local schools)

Includes:

  • 3–4 assemblies (grouped by age)

  • Interactive storytelling and student participation

  • Smile Patrol Challenge

  • Lunch with selected student leaders

  • Book signing time

  • Signed library copy

  • Smile Patrol Teacher Resource Sheet

Investment: $1,000 (full day local schools)

The Smile Patrol Experience- Half Day
The Smile Patrol Experience

BRING MR. TIM TO YOUR SCHOOL

Mr. Tim empowers students to spread kindness, practice school safety, and discover how small acts can create a big impact.
Thank you for considering inviting Tim Shone to your public school, private school. homeschool group, or other organization.
Tim offers in-person visits, with The Smile Patrol Experience presentation for Elementary School grades.
  • Tim uses slideshows for his presentations. The school will need to provide access to a screen and the ability to connect a laptop or thumb drive for projecting visuals. If a microphone is required for a large group presentation, the school will need to provide that as well.
  • Presentations last about 45 minutes each (depending on the grade level and group) and include time for Q&A at the end.
  • A book signing time after the presentations will be available

BRING MR. TIM TO YOUR SCHOOL

Mr. Tim empowers students to spread kindness, practice school safety, and discover how small acts can create a big impact.

2026-2027 Author Visit Fees for Schools

Note: Please contact Tim (Hello@timshone.com) with any budget concerns. While standard fees are listed below, he is happy to discuss pricing for private schools, homeschool groups, and other organizations with limited budgets.
Standard In-Person Pricing:
  • Full Day (3-4 Presentations): $1000
  • Half Day (1-2 Presentations): $600
  • One 45 minute presentation : $300
Rates above do not include travel costs or special requests. Travel fees apply to visits over an hour away from Knoxville, Tennessee and are as follows: 72.5 cents/mile travel fee or current IRS rate (or airfare if needed) + safe/clean hotel accommodations if lodging is required.
Email Tim with any questions and for more information.

The Smile Patrol Experience

Includes:
  • One 45-minute high-energy assembly
  • Interactive storytelling and student participation
  • Smile Patrol Challenge
  • Q&A time
  • Book signing time
  • Signed copy of the book for the school library
  • Digital Smile Patrol poster for school us
    Investment: $300 (local schools)

The Smile Patrol Experience

Includes:
  • 2–3 grade-level assemblies
  • Interactive storytelling and student participation
  • Smile Patrol Challenge
  • Q&A session
  • Book signing time
  • Signed library copy
  • Digital Smile Patrol poster for school use
Investment: $600 (half-day local schools)

The Smile Patrol Experience

Includes:
  • 3–4 assemblies (grouped by age)
  • Interactive storytelling and student participation
  • Smile Patrol Challenge
  • Lunch with selected student leaders
  • Book signing time
  • Signed library copy
  • Digital Smile Patrol poster for school use
  • Smile Patrol Teacher Resource Sheet
Investment: $1,000 (full day local schools)

Want an easy way to tell someone about Tim’s author visits?

If you want to tell your principal, librarian, teacher, homeschool group, or someone else about Tim’s author visits, please feel free to download and print his Author Visit Flyer.