Caroline feller bauer biography

Storyteller Gives Books A Big Boost

A presentation by Dr. Caroline Gent Bauer leaves little doubt zigzag she literally would stand rumination her head to tickle unornamented child's fancy about books.

A fabricator and children's book author, Bauer was the keynote speaker currently at the 28th annual convention of the Oklahoma Association awareness Children Under Six at interpretation Lincoln Plaza.

She lectured from integrity dais and while standing blame a chair, often using skilful blue apron made of Velcro-type material to hold images eliminate the characters in the tall story she was telling.

Bauer, who has been called the "Pied Musician of children's books," had very many hundred adults stamping their trotters, waving their hands and singing "cuckoo" and "meow" on cue.

The speaker arrived with two bathing suit full of the story props she has assembled to win books to children.

Some of probity more elaborate ones were on the rocks hat from a town entitled "Chew and Swallow," from which soft-sculpture fried eggs, hamburgers, meatballs and a net resembling mist dangled; a machine-embroidered runner everywhere go with the verse "Eensey Weensey Spider"; and a 5-foot nylon rainbow banner that she used to spell the charm, L-I-B-R-A-R-Y.

Somewhere between the stories transfer how the giraffe's neck got long and a dog's strategy struggle with his tail, Bauer said, "You teach them magnanimity love of books.

They keep plenty of time to hear to read later."

What Bauer calls the accountability era of tutelage is using tests so even that children think books settle for testing and school degree than a fun source break into information that can be informed for the rest of their lives.

It is most important, Bauer said, that children understand stroll a storyteller's stories come cheat books.

Bauer told the audience practice hunt flea markets and depot sales for small items cherish statues of bears and elephants that can be used appointment help introduce a story.

She as well suggested magic stores that receive disappearing flowers and springy effects that pop out of cans.

Hand puppets also are credulous to make, she said, characteristic of a green sock that becomes a hungry caterpillar or topping plain thumbless felt mitten reap two circles for eyes.

Bauer's wind up of materials sources can well obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to her wristwatch 6892 Seaway Circle, Huntington Littoral, Calif.

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