A group of Reid Hospital physicians’ spouses were invited to bring their children to Morrisson-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana, for the morning, they created a monster craft, ate monster cupcakes, and listened to yours truly reading monster books.
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Pictures from Boyds Mills, Pennsylvania at the homestead belonging to the family that started, and still publishes, the venerable magazine Highlights for Children.
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The Elizabeth Starr Academy, which I visited for Author Day along with Josh Brown, Diana Medler, Randy Wisehart, and Natalie Goeke Proudfoot, has created a “Discovery Zone”: a micro-society with officers, a common council, and micro “businesses” that teach students “how to be successful in the real world.”
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I want to thank everyone who attended the Pre-School Reading Open House on at Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana earlier this month. The Library has partnered with the K-Ready program whose goal is for pre-school children to read 1,000 books before they enter kindergarten.
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Images of Connie Speaking and Presenting
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The drive to McDermott, Ohio winds through the greenest, most idyllic countryside you’ll find anywhere. Northwest Elementary School sits 5 miles off of US-23 and is home to around 800 K-5 students.
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I attended Highlights Foundation writer’s workshop. The workshop was packed with great editors and authors doing talks on all kinds of topics but most important it included some time to write...just write! What a gift!
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Late on a February Tuesday morning, I packed a pile of books and papers into the back of my car and drove south and then east along some winding Indiana roads that led me further and further into the country to St. Paul's Catholic School for a speaking engagement.
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On January 26, 2012, Connie accepted an award at The London Book Festival for Best Biography for The Brave Escape of Edith Wharton, two days after Edith's 150th birthday.
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The John Ericsson Society celebrated the 150th anniversary of these historic events in Brooklyn, New York on January 28-30. The schedule included a history fair, a wine and cheese reception, a Civil War concert, and a parade to the launch site.
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Connie participated in a book signing at the Wayne County Historical Museum in Richmond, Indiana from 2pm-4pm on December 10th, 2011. Connie was very happy to meet a lot of new friends!
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In October 2010, Wooldridge and Wicked Jack illustrator Will Hillenbrand collaborated with Evelien Woolard, principal flutist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, to create a multi-media telling of the Halloween picture book, Wicked Jack. Performed for 400 5th-graders and featuring narration by Wooldridge, animation by Hillenbrand, and a score performed by a woodwind quintet, the program celebrated the union of visual art, literature and music. Students were invited to ask questions following the performance. The program, which was sponsored by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and endowed by a grants from the Wayne County Foundation and Whitewater Valley REMC was presented again in October 2011.
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