On March 11, 2014, I had my first reading of A Bee Named Bea at the Reader's Loft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.The children were very receptive to my big hat and to my invitation to participate in the stories. I would recommend that kindergarten teachers wear some type of hat, maybe changing it periodically, to signify that reading tine is very special.
On April 5, I read at Seroogy's chocolates. The Easter Bunny was there for photos. The chocolates at Seroogy's are phenomenal and the children ate chocolates while I read to them.
On April 16th, I read from the book and spoke about how to self pt
At the Kress Library in De Pere, Wisconsin on April 16, I read from the book for a meeting of the AAUW (American Association of University Women). I was also assigned a topic to speak on: "How to Self Publish." I published on CreateSpace with the help of an agent, Leah Abrahams, and graphic
artist, Laura Treichl. Without my wonderful illustrator, Virginia Rost, there would have been no book. Her whimsical water-color illustrations really make the book. Creating the book and illustration was a four-year process for us. CreateSpace has been terrific.
Now, I have been enjoying going into schools. I have read A Bee Named Bea in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms in several schools and will continue to do so. The children enjoy the funny poems and I ask them to help me act out the stories or fill in the rhymes.
After teaching Spanish for 30 years, I am having fun just reading to children.
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