February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 24, 2011
Friends: Ah, Kansas! In February, the weather can change at the drop of a hat, and it did today. All week long, I had beautiful weather with clear skies. This morning I woke up to sleet and ice and a dangerous start to the day. My hostess, Julie Tomlianovich, picked me up at my hotel [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 23, 2011
Friends: Today I was in Manhattan, Kansas. They call themselves “The Little Apple” and even have a ball drop on New Year’s Eve, just like The Big Apple! It was the third day of my summer reading workshop tour. Today was also my husband, Antonio’s birthday. With the help of the wonderful librarians, we wished [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 22, 2011
Friends: Today was the second day of my summer reading workshop tour in Kansas and today, I was in Topeka! It was a brisk 16 degrees when I was picked up from my hotel. Brrrr! But things quickly heated up once my workshop started. I had some sizzling librarians with warm hearts! I began with [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 21, 2011
Friends: Today I had the great privilege of doing a summer reading workshop for Kansas children’s librarians in Iola, Kansas. The first part of the morning was dedicated to Handmade Tales. I began the workshop with a creativity activity to warm the participants up. They had to create a self-portrait from the contents of their [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 20, 2011
Friends: This past Saturday, Marita and I launched our new book, There’s a Dragon in the Library, at Cherry Books in Thibodaux, Louisiana. We had a big bayou bash! The story was fun and interactive. Marita drew the dragon as I had all the kids act out the parts with puppets. As usual, Marita’s drawing [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 20, 2011
Friends: This past Friday, Marita Gentry and I launched our new book, There’s a Dragon in the Library in Baton Rouge at Barnes & Noble Citiplace. We had a HUGE crowd with lots of fans and friends there! We began the evening dedicating a copy of the book to a very special boy, Brayden, Marita’s [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 16, 2011
Friends: Here is a fun and easy Mardi Gras mask you can make to celebrate Carnival Season! This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 8, 2011. Supplies: 1 large paper plate 1 sturdy drinking straw Markers/Crayons Sequins Feathers or chenille sticks (pipe cleaners) Ribbon Glue Scissors Directions: Cut paper plate in half. Cut out triangles [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 15, 2011
Friends: Not long ago, I announced a contest: Send me a picture of a dragon or castle in your favorite library (school or public) and win a signed copy of my new book, There’s A Dragon in the Library illustrated by Marita Gentry as well as a signed copy of the sketched dummy. We have [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 14, 2011
Friends: This past Saturday was our book launch party for There’s a Dragon in the Library, illustrated by Marita Gentry. We had our fabulous launch at our favorite indie bookstore in New Orleans – Octavia Books. It was our largest book launch at Octavia to date! There were so many people in attendance that some [...]
February 2011
by Dianne de Las Casas on February 13, 2011
Friends: It was a great night at Strehle Elementary. I was invited to do a presentation for their “Snuggle Buggle” night. Kids come to school in their pajamas and then later to the 6pm event. They were served spaghetti and made crafts at stations centered around my books. I performed Mama’s Bayou and The Gigantic [...]
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