Resumé

 

AUTHOR VISITS, PERFORMANCES, FILM, WORKSHOP/SEMINAR & RESIDENCY HIGHLIGHTS
• Performances, residencies and professional development seminars at numerous schools, libraries & conferences nationally and internationally – Alabama, California, Canada, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Singapore, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin
• Commentator on Travel Channel Television Special on Mardi Gras; July 2012
• Featured Author/Storyteller; Knoxville Children’s Festival of Reading; May 2012
• Library Summer Reading Statewide Training in Kansas and Missouri; February and March 2011
• Featured Workshop Presenter; Tennessee Association of School Librarians Statewide Training; July 2011
• Scholastic Book Fairs Philippine Teacher Seminar Tours throughout the Philippines; May 2012; December 2011; May 2010; March 2008; May 2006; and November 2004
• Featured Storyteller; American Association of School Librarians Conference; Minneapolis, MN, October 2011
• Featured Storyteller; ALSC Storytelling Concert at American Library Association Conference; New Orleans, June 2011
• Featured Speaker; American Association of School Librarians National Conference; Charlotte, NC, November 2009 & Minneapolis, MN 2011
• Featured Speaker; Encyclomedia Conference; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 2009
• Keynote Presenter; Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference; Murfreesboro, TN, September 2009
• Keynote Speaker & Workshop Presenter; South Carolina Association of School Librarians Conference; March 2009 and March 2011
• Featured Storyteller & Workshop Presenter; North Carolina Garner Targets the Arts school tour; Raleigh, NC, March 2009
• “Handmade Tales” Seminar; American Library Association Conference; Anaheim, CA, June 2008
• Presenter; International Reading Association; Toronto, Canada, May 2007 and Atlanta, GA, May 2008
• Keynote Presenter; International Reading Association – Guam Council; March 2008
• Featured Author/Storyteller; Savannah Children’s Book Festival Featured; GA, November, 2007
• Featured Storyteller; North Carolina Storytelling Festival; Raleigh, NC, September, 2007
• Featured Workshop Presenter; Alabama Library Youth Services statewide workshop for youth services librarians; Birmingham, AL; August, 2007
• Featured Storyteller; American Library Association ALSC Storytelling Concert; Washington, D.C., 2007
• Featured Workshop Presenter; Ohio Youth Services Symposium statewide workshop for youth services librarians; Columbus & Cleveland, OH; May, 2007
• Featured Workshop Presenter; Florida Library Association Conference; Orlando, FL, April, 2007
• Featured Speaker; Louisiana Reading Association Conference; November 2006 & 2007
• Featured Stortyteller; Three Rivers Storytelling Festival Featured; Pittsburgh, PA; August 2006
• Featured Storyteller; St. Louis Storytelling Festival; St. Louis, IL; May, 2006
• Featured Presenter; Madison County Teacher’s Institute; Edwardsville, IL; March, 2006
• Louisiana State Library Summer Reading Tour; 1996-2012
• Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, LA; 2002-2009; Featured Author; October 2011

 

PRINT BOOKS, RECORDINGS & DIGITAL APPS
• The House That Santa Built; Pelican Publishing Company; 2013
• Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana; Pelican Publishing Company; 2013
• The Little “Read” Hen; Pelican Publishing Company; 2013
• Handmade Tales 2: More Stories to Make and Take; Libraries Unlimited; 2013
• “Rockin’ Three Billy Goats” iOS story app; Story Connection & Moglue; 2012
• Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear! Pelican Publishing Company; 2012
• Dinosaur Mardi Gras; Pelican Publishing Company; 2012
• A is for Alligator: Draw and Tell Tales from A-Z; Libraries Unlimited; 2011
• Tell Along Tales: Playing with Participation Stories; Libraries Unlimited; 2011
• Tales from the 7,000 Isles: Filipino Folk Stories; Libraries Unlimited; 2011
• The House That Witchy Built; Pelican Publishing Company; 2011
• There’s a Dragon in the Library; Pelican Publishing Company; 2010
• The Gigantic Sweet Potato; Pelican Publishing Company; 2010
• Mama’s Bayou; Pelican Publishing Company; 2010
• Stories on Board: Creating Board Games from Favorite Tales; Libraries Unlimited; 2010
• Scared Silly: 25 Tales to Tickle and Thrill; Libraries Unlimited; 2010
• Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach; Pelican Publishing Company; 2009
• The Cajun Cornbread Boy; Pelican Publishing Company; 2009
• The Story Biz Handbook: How to Manage Your Storytelling Career from the Desk to the Stage; Libraries Unlimited; 2008
• Tangram Tales: Story Theater Using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle; Teacher Ideas Press; 2008
• Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and Take; Libraries Unlimited; 2007
• Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling; Teacher Ideas Press; 2006
• Story Fest: Crafting Story Theater Scripts; Teacher Ideas Press; 2005
• Jump, Jiggle & Jam ~ A Rhythmic Romp through Story Land Audio CD; 2006
• World Fiesta ~ Celebrations through Story and Song Audio CD; 2004
• Jambalaya – Stories with Louisiana Flavor Audio CD; 2003

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/HONORS & AWARDS
• Founder of the international literacy initiative, Picture Book Month, which celebrates the print picture book during the month of November
• Featured in Great Lives in History Series, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans edition (Salem Press; 2012)
• Southern Artistry Artist, Louisiana State Roster Artist, Louisiana State Touring Directory Artist & Mississippi Arts Demonstration Roster Artist
• Jump, Jiggle & Jam CD Winner of 2006 NAPPA Honors & 2006 Children’s Music Web Award; rave reviews in Publisher’s Weekly and School Library Journal, including SLJ “Audio of the Week
• World Fiesta CD Winner of 2005 Children’s Music Web Award; rave reviews in ALA Booklist and School Library Journal including SLJ “Audio of the Week”
• Jambalaya CD Winner of 2004 iParenting Media Award, 2004 Children’s Music Web Award & 2005 Storytelling World Honor; rave reviews in Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and AudioFile Magazine
• Awarded the Highlights Foundation Chautauqua Writer’s Retreat Scholarship & Paula Danziger Amber Brown Award by the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
• Selected as “40 Under 40″ by Gambit Weekly, Louisiana’s largest weekly newspaper