“STORYTELLING FOR KIDS!” my newest CD has been awarded a NAPPA GOLD and is the CD of the YEAR with CREATIVE CHILD magazine. This is a really big, big, big honor. This CD is just good stories for children to listen to and to learn to retell.
This week the new DVD - “STORYTELLING - TIPS, TOOLS, & TECHNIQUES arrived at the warehouse and was a sell out at the librarians conference in Tennessee. It is good for all teachers, professors of liturature classes and anyone who wants to be a good storyteller.
Being on the road this time of the year is the best. The leaves are changing and the air is brisk. Just returned from two exciting days in Mufreesboro, TN with the Tennessee librarians. This group is excited about telling stories and connecting with kids. Got back to town just in time to tell a WHOPPER at the Newburgh Fiddler Fest - on the Ohio River. This is a small town event but so much fun.
2ND Place in Big Whopper Contest
A special puppet workshop at the Indianapolis Central library had me using voices I did not know I had. These librarians can now go back with the kids and introduce many new characters. I know they are having fun.
SHINING STARS……..The highlight of my week was the two days spent at Audubon Park in Henderson, KY with the Special Needs community. Every story was a connector and the joy was contagious. Everyone who worked on this project and everyone who attended had a wonderful time listening to stories, interacting with the musician, making dragonfly shirts, blowing bubbles and visiting the bird santuary. Life was really good for everyone.
Mary Jo travels to Indy for a Keynote and then to I U for the Ohio State football game. For those who don’t know me I am a huge football mama………….we had a bad situation at Michigan last week so I hope that revs us up for this big game at Bloomington. Going with my two youngest grandsons 16 months and 31/2 years old………….what fun. The following week I am off to the east side of Ohio, then Oklahoma, Texas and Illinois. A busy October.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.” ~~ Chinese proverb