March 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 24, 2012
Friends: My 11 year old daughter and I saw The Hunger Games movie on opening day and loved it. I was a big fan of the book/trilogy long before it became a blockbuster movie. In honor of the books and the movie, here is a story about my fun encounter with Suzanne Collins, the author. [...]
March 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 24, 2012
Friends: I had the pleasure of a Skype Author Visit with David Hoy Elementary School in British Columbia, Canada. Librarian Marilyn Gammon arranged the visit. Yay, Ms. Gammon! It was a blast performing my book, Dinosaur Mardi Gras, for the students. They chomped and stomped and roared with me. What an awesome group of kids! [...]
March 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 15, 2012
Friends: Here’s a fun quick craft for St. Patrick’s Day! Make a lucky shamrock out of a paper plate. Materials: 1 paper plate 1 green crayon Scissors Directions: First, fold the paper plate into quarters. Next, with the point at the bottom, cut out the shape of a heart. The paper plate’s point is the [...]
March 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 12, 2012
Friends: Over the weekend, I had book signings at Sam’s Clubs in Metairie, Harvey, and Slidell. I even had fans and friends come out to see me! Yay, Belinda Meliezer! I made new friends too. Hi Amber and Messiah! Great meeting Jaxon in Slidell too. His mom to me he’s been reading Madame Poulet and [...]
March 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 8, 2012
Friends: Yesterday, I did a series of Skype Author Visits to celebrate World Read Aloud Day. I Skyped with 2 schools in Maine, a school in Michigan, and a school in Wisconsin. I performed my latest book, Dinosaur Mardi Gras, with full audience participation! It was a blast and I had so much fun. After [...]
March 2012
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 3, 2012
Friends: I haven’t blogged in a while and I am testing the WordPress app from my iPhone. January and February were fantastically busy months launching my new book, Dinosaur Mardi Gras, illustrated by Marita Gentry. We toured bookstores across Louisiana and had a great time with all the kids! Laissez les bon temps rugir! Let [...]