July 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on July 15, 2010
Friends: Here is a great Book Craft you can do with my book, The Gigantic Sweet Potato, illustrated by Marita Gentry and published by Pelican Publishing Company. They are easy and fun! Cardboard Roll Mouse Materials: 4-5″ cardboard paper roll construction paper chenille sticks (white) Googly eyes glue stapler black marker Directions: To make the [...]
July 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on July 14, 2010
Friends: This past Saturday, Holly Stone-Barker and I signed copies of our book, Mama’s Bayou at the new Barnes & Noble store on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I performed the story with the help of the kids. The children placed the magnets on our giant story time magnet board, which replicates a page [...]
July 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on July 14, 2010
Friends: Eliana and I ended our summer tour in Lasalle Parish, another of our favorite library systems. We go there every year. Andrea Book and Donna Estis have become close friends. I adore those women! Our first show was at the Olla Cultural Center. It’s a great space because it’s made for performances and it [...]
July 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on July 14, 2010
Friends: Eliana and I had a blast touring in Iberville Parish Libraries, one of our favorite library systems. Everyone there is so sweet! Our first show was at the main library in Plaquemine, Louisiana. We had a lot of kids from Kid Camp at our show and they really enjoyed the Hula! Thank you so [...]
July 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on July 14, 2010
Friends: From June 25 through June 28, 2010, I attended the American Library Association conference in our nation’s capitol, Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, I did not see a lot of the District this time because I was so busy with the conference. But here is a picture of the Capitol building I took from a cab! [...]
July 2010
by Dianne de Las Casas on July 14, 2010
Friends: It was a great tour in Winn Parish. Our first show was for a Title I program at a local school in Winnfield, Louisiana. Though the audience was smaller than in past years, they had a great time. Our second show was in Dodson, Louisiana. The show was held in a high school gym, [...]