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for Kids - 2008 |
Fun, free 2-hour workshops for elementary and middle-school age children will be held at the Main Library this summer. Call 730-4218 to register beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 12. Space is limited, so sign up early. A snack will be provided at each workshop.
Note to Adults: Each Writing Workshop is intended as an independent activity to encourage your child’s creativity. During the sessions, adults are invited to browse the Library’s collections after they drop off their child in the Green Room.
Kids: If you love to write, take a look at our booklist
of some great
books about writing!
Picture
Book Magic! See an Author Turn Thoughts into Books
Tuesday, July 1
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
For kids entering grades 3 - 6 in the fall
See how a picture book is made, from concept
to completion. Author/illustrator Debra Frasier will present
a lively slideshow that offers techniques for collecting ideas,
growing those ideas into a story, the editorial process, illustration,
design and production. You'll write along with Debra, working
on developing character and voice inside stories. Bring a playful
attitude! You can also bring your favorite notebook, pen or pencil,
or you can use the supplies the Library will provide. Book signing
will follow.
Debra Frasier comes from a family that loves birthday celebrations.
(It was the birth of her only daughter, Calla that inspired her
book, On the Day You Were Born.) In 1989, when Calla celebrated
her first birthday, Debra wrote this sentence on a yellow pad:
"She's finished her first circle around the Sun, and now
she is one." Mix that scribble with Calla's now eighteen
years of birthday cakes; stir in Debra's love of stars, oceans,
rivers, trees, canoes, and books-and you have the recipe for A
BIRTHDAY CAKE IS NO ORDINARY CAKE. Debra's artwork is used for
this summer's Summer Reading Program.
debrafrasier.com
Sponsored by the
Friends of the Duluth Public Library and the Duluth Public Library.
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Make Your Own Cut Paper Collage with Debra Frasier Click for details. |
The
Magical Art of Writing: Painting with Words WORKSHOP FULL
Tuesday, July 8
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
For kids entering grades 1 - 3 in the fall
Do readers see the scenes you conjure up
with words? Does your magic bring characters to life? Loaded with
spellbinding examples, creative exercises and a treasure trove
of reasons why your writing matters, Minnesota author Jane
St. Anthony will share her discoveries and the joys of writing.
Book signing will follow.
Reading
to Write: Bringing Your Stories to Life WORKSHOP FULL
Tuesday, July 8
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
For kids entering grades 4 - 6 in the fall
Why do you recall certain book characters vividly? Why do you feel as if you have lived alongside them? A careful look at the books you love will help you understand why you love them. Author Jane St. Anthony will show you the meaningful ways that authors bring you into a story and how you can use these tools in your own writing to bring your stories to life. Book signing will follow.
Jane St. Anthony grew up in south
Minneapolis in a house with a front porch that lent itself to
summer reading. GRACE ABOVE ALL (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007) is
her second novel for middle school readers. Jane's senior cat,
Tommy, provided the inspiration for a novel which is as yet untitled
www.janestanthony.com
Sponsored by the
Friends of the Duluth Public Library and the Duluth Public Library.
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Birthday Cake is No Ordinary Cake WORKSHOP FULL
Tuesday, July 15
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
For kids entering grades 2 - 4 in the fall
Debra Frasier's book, A BIRTHDAY CAKE IS NO ORDINARY CAKE, provides the inspiration for this workshop. You will create anything-but-ordinary birthday cakes that open to reveal miniature treasures inside. Our "Dollhouse Ladies," teachers and miniaturists Carol Dyson and Andrea Bauer, return for the fourth summer to guide this special project.
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Andrea Bauer and Carol Dyson are Duluth teachers
and miniaturists. Sponsored by Delta Kappa Gamma (Beta Chapter) and the Duluth Public Library |
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Before
It's a Book
Tuesday, July 22
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
For kids entering grades 3 - 6 in the fall
How does a book become a book? Tracy Nelson Maurer, author of more than 60 books, will take a behind-the-scenes look at the writing and publishing process. Make an Idea Journal to jump-start your own writing. Book signing will follow.
Revved
to Write!
Tuesday, July 22
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
For kids entering grades 6-8 in the fall
Rev your creativity! Tracy Nelson Maurer shares idea-starters, tips and tricks you can use for any kind of writing, from reports to comic books. Make your own Idea Cube to keep that pen at full speed. Book signing will follow.
STORM CODES by Tracy Nelson Maurer
presents the sights and sounds of Great Lakes shipping in the
late 1960s through seven-year-old Katy's story of hope and determination.
As a fierce ice storm rips through northern Minnesota, Katy and
her mother wait restlessly for her father's ship to return to
their harbor in Duluth.
www.tracymaurerwriter.com
Doodles
to Drawings, Comic Style BOTH
WORKSHOPS FULL
Tuesday, July 29
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. For
kids entering grades 4 - 6 in the fall OR
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. For kids entering grades
1 - 3 in the fall
Turn the silliest squiggles and simplest shapes into faces, animals,
people and things. Come ready to have fun and develop a style
that's
all your own! Brian Barber, illustrator of the delightful
picture books MY FAVORITE PLACES FROM A TO Z and MY FAVORITE SOUNDS
FROM A TO Z, will lead the way.
