Jana Dillon
Special Features
* From Beth Johnson, principal of the Mary D. Stone School: "Jana Dillon is a multi-talented author/illustrator, whose books come to life via her animated presentation. What an actress! She holds the children in the palm of her hand. Our school has authors speak to the children each year; without a doubt, Jana has been the most authentic, child friendly, exuberant talent that we have hosted."
* Booklist: Jana Dillon is an author "with a knowledge of what children like."
* Listed on the Mass. Cultural Council Roster.
Audience Levels
* Elementary
* Middle School
Travel
If a school is more than two hours away from the Boston area, overnight expenses need to be added for a motel, tolls, etc.
Selected Works
JEB SCARECROW'S PUMPKIN PATCH (Houghton Mifflin, 1992) LUCKY O'LEPRECHAUN (Pelican, 1998) LUCKY O'LEPRECHAUN COMES TO AMERICA (Pelican, 2000) LUCKY O'LEPRECHAUN IN SCHOOL (Pelican, 2003) LITTLE THUMB, written by Wanda Dionne (Pelican, 2000) MS. BROOMSTICK'S SCHOOL FOR WITCHES, illustrated by Rebecca Thornburgh (Troll, 2001) UPSIE DOWNSIE, ARE YOU ASLEEP? (Pelican, 2002) SASHA'S MATRIOSHKA DOLLS, illus. by Deborah Nourse Lattimore (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003)
Fee
$475 per day.
Program Description
My program, "CHILDREN AS AUTHORS," is designed to fire up the enthusiasm of young writers and show them how to improve their own writing. I lead the students through a full course of information on how writers and illustrators work, from the original idea to the finished book, presented in an inspirational, storytelling style. As a former teacher, I know how to keep the students' rapt attention, no matter what the size of the group. I leave them bursting with enthusiasm for writing and reading, which the teachers can take advantage of in class.
