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Lana
Button
2011 Blue Spruce nominee
Authors'
Booking Service is pleased to announce that children's author Lana
Button is now scheduling visits to Ontario
schools.
Her rate is $200 per session, plus kilometrage from
Burlington ON.
No travel charges within the GTA. For
travel outside the GTA, car rental or public transportation costs.
Due to her unfamiliarity with the area, a driver/escort might be
required, or detailed public transit instructions from downtown TO
are appreciated when confirming bookings.
Lana is a member of the
Writers' Union of Canada and so schools wishing to invite her may be
eligible for a travel and fee subsidy. For details, please contact us.
Lana
Button is
an experienced presenter, storyteller and speaker who is very
comfortable presenting to large groups of children, thanks to her
background in theatre performance and her 19 years of preschool
teaching.
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Published
Works
Willow’s
Whispers, Kids Can Press Publishers, February 2010
Lana’s
Presentation Details
My
animated presentations are aimed to provide an informal entertaining
look at the craft of creating a picture book. Through my own personal
experience, I walk the children through the steps of creating a
picture book, from inspiration to hard cover. From my years of notes
on scrap pages to my final edits with my editor I show the children
how writing is often rewriting! I always finish with reading the
story and share with the children things I was surprised about when I
finally saw the illustrations!
I
speak to the magic of picture books in explaining why you are never
too old or too young to enjoy a great picture book.
I
also describe the importance of writing what you know as I give
insight into freelance writing and show examples of my other
published works in parenting magazines and children’s magazines.
When
possible, I do a ‘magic microphone’ craft with the younger
children and talk about the importance of using your own ‘big
strong voice’.
With
older children I concentrate more on the editing process.
Grades
I will present to: K - 12.
Maximum number of
students per session: 75-80
I
am comfortable presenting in: classroom, library, auditorium, and
gymnasium.
Equipment
and other requirements
Flip
chart or blackboard. Markers.
Sheets of letter-sized
paper.
Overhead Projector for presentation (confirmed if required
with each booking)
I request that a librarian, teacher or other
school representative be present throughout the presentation.
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