SCBWI Member, CWILL BC Member, ALA Member, BCLA Member
Toronto Public Library First and Best Selection (x3), Texas Library Association 2×2 List Selection, CLEL Bell Awards Finalist, OLA Best Bets Selection. Multiple “best of the year” lists.
$200 for 1 session (50 minutes), $350 for 2 sessions. Virtual visits: $100 for each session (length varies).
Jane Whittingham is an award-winning picture book author, poet, children’s librarian and former teacher. She is passionate about helping children become confident, enthusiastic readers, and crafts engaging presentations that encourage kids of all ages and abilities to see themselves as storytellers.
Jane tailors each workshop and presentation to the specific needs of each group, and uses her extensive experience as a teacher and librarian to engage her young audiences. No boring lectures or snooze-inducing talking heads here!
JK-K: Songs and Stories – Jane leads kids through an energetic reading of one or more of her picture books, accompanied by an energetic assortment of songs and movement activities that get children moving and grooving!
1-2: Stories and Storytelling – Jane shares one or more of her stories, then leads kids through collaborative storytelling activities that encourage young children to see themselves as writers.
2-3: Writing Workshops – Jane shares one of her stories or published poems, then leads kids through individual, accessible writing activities that encourage them to explore and express their own stories.
Jane also develops and facilitates early literacy and writing workshops for early childhood educators, teachers, librarians, and older elementary and high school students.
While smaller groups allow for more individualized attention, Jane is comfortable presenting to large groups, and regularly speaks to entire schools in her role as a children’s librarian.