March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 31, 2010
Book Review of Mama’s Bayou by Menasha Public Library, Wisconsin Take a sound-filled tour through the bayou as the animals that live there prepare to sleep. Using the repeated phrase of “Mama’s by you on the bayou,” the book moves from animal to animal offering the sounds they make. Crickets chirp, frogs slurp, snakes hiss, [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 29, 2010
Friends: Florida Story Camp was a wonderful experience. Saturday was the last full day of camp. On Saturday, I taught my Story Fest workshop using my signature method of story theater in which everyone in the group participates. We began with individual role playing, where workshop participants acted out roles with scarves. Then we moved [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 26, 2010
Friends: Today was the second official day of Florida Story Camp held at the Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center in Leesburg, Florida. I began the day with an early morning three hour “Handmade Tales” workshop. It was so much fun! There was a lot of playing, a lot of laughter and a lot of creating. [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 26, 2010
Friends: Today was my pre-conference workshop, The Story Biz. I taught an intensive 6 hour workshop in which the participants learned about all the aspects of the business of storytelling, including administrative work, marketing, websites and social networking. They learned how to interact with the media, how to network in person, and how to create [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 25, 2010
Friends: My day started with a Southwest flight from the New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport. I decided to drop by Hudson Books and lo and behold, they had my books. The manager asked me to sign stock and take pictures for their newsletter, which I was happy to do! After a wonderful flight and [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 22, 2010
Friends: On Saturday, Marita Gentry and I had a performance and book signing event at Cherry Books in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Before our show, we were interviewed by Woody Falgoust, owner of Cherry Books and TV Host of the show, Books on the Bayou. Woody was so warm and welcoming. He was a great host and [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 16, 2010
Friends: The “Funny Bunny Shaker” is a cute craft for Easter or any time you need a bunny. And it’s so easy! Materials: 6 inch cardboard tube 2 Googly eyes 1 cotton ball Construction paper Beans, rice or beads Markers Glue Stapler Directions: Staple the bottom of the cardboard tube closed. In the opening, drop [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 14, 2010
Friends: Today, I taught my workshop, “Taming Technology: Using the Internet for Biz Success” to the Kansas City Writers Group. Christine Taylor-Butler, a children’s book author, was my hostess. The workshop was held at the gorgeous Kansas City Plaza Library. The workshop started with some tech issues. The library’s WiFi was offline so neither I [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 13, 2010
Friends: After a very long, harrowing day of missed connections due to Continental Airline “maintenance” issues, I arrived in Kansas City safe and sound. My hostess, Children’s Book Author Christine Taylor-Butler, picked me up from the airport and brought me to my hotel in the Plaza area of Kansas City. I had time to freshen [...]
March 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 13, 2010
Friends: On Thursday, March 11, 2010, I was at the Louisiana Library Association Conference signing books for my publisher, Pelican Publishing Company. First, I signed The Cajun Cornbread Boy and Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach with Illustrator Marita Gentry. Then I signed Mama’s Bayou with Illustrator Holly Stone-Barker. I was even lucky enough to hang [...]
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