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From: Christine Taylor-Butler <kansascitymom_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:55:25 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Ellen Marston w rote: "We'd like to think that if edu ca tors could see this group of children's authors (some very well known) describing the lasting effect on their lives of being read to--just for the pleasure of it, not because it was=2 0 prescribed by the curriculum--it might help promote this idea in our constantly needy system of education...."
I wonder if that is part of it. That there is no direct correlation between the material and the people who created it. I do more school visits than ever bef ore and try to connect what I do to what the students are struggling with.& nbsp; That we have to research and revise and get our "papers" marked up.&n bsp; I also talk about the "behind" the book intrique - all the things that ended up on the cutting room floor.
Mostly I do it because when I w as growing up I thought all authors were untouchable - almost imaginary peo ple. So there was no sense that authors were real life people living down the block or walking past in the mall.
Many of the kidlit autho rs I know write because they want to make a connection for a child. I f author visits aren't feasible (though I suggest tapping those who are loc al) - iTunes has many podcasts by well known authors that are short and get up close and personal. Scholastic is starting something similar and Lee and Low is going to expand SKYPE visits.
Bypass the autho rs whose sole interest is in "selling a book" and focus on those interested in connecting with a kid. Even I don't often refer the former to sch ools since I don't view kids as a source of revenue. Even on my schoo l visits I often cite and read from other works...C
Received on Sun 06 Feb 2011 12:55:25 PM CST
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:55:25 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Ellen Marston w rote: "We'd like to think that if edu ca tors could see this group of children's authors (some very well known) describing the lasting effect on their lives of being read to--just for the pleasure of it, not because it was=2 0 prescribed by the curriculum--it might help promote this idea in our constantly needy system of education...."
I wonder if that is part of it. That there is no direct correlation between the material and the people who created it. I do more school visits than ever bef ore and try to connect what I do to what the students are struggling with.& nbsp; That we have to research and revise and get our "papers" marked up.&n bsp; I also talk about the "behind" the book intrique - all the things that ended up on the cutting room floor.
Mostly I do it because when I w as growing up I thought all authors were untouchable - almost imaginary peo ple. So there was no sense that authors were real life people living down the block or walking past in the mall.
Many of the kidlit autho rs I know write because they want to make a connection for a child. I f author visits aren't feasible (though I suggest tapping those who are loc al) - iTunes has many podcasts by well known authors that are short and get up close and personal. Scholastic is starting something similar and Lee and Low is going to expand SKYPE visits.
Bypass the autho rs whose sole interest is in "selling a book" and focus on those interested in connecting with a kid. Even I don't often refer the former to sch ools since I don't view kids as a source of revenue. Even on my schoo l visits I often cite and read from other works...C
Received on Sun 06 Feb 2011 12:55:25 PM CST
