Saturday
November 23, 2024
Jon-Erik Lappano
Imagining a World of Stories: A storytelling workshop for young writers
JUNIOR
Grades 3 - 7
Saturday, November 23, 2024
1:00 - 3:00pm (120 minutes)
There are stories hidden everywhere in the world around us - and our job as storytellers is to use our imaginations to bring those stories to life. In this 2 hour session, students will learn to use their senses, powers of observation and most importantly — their imaginations — to build the basics of a story, from setting, to characters, to the journey they embark on.
Next, our budding writers will have an opportunity to bring their imaginations to the page using words and illustrations.
Class Fee: $35 + HST
Jon-Erik Lappano
Jon-Erik Lappano is a person who stays up too late working on things, including writing books for children.
His debut children's book, Tokyo Digs a Garden was awarded the Governor General's Literary Award, and was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children’sLiterature Award, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award and Japan’s Sakura Medal.
His second book, Maggie’s Treasure was selected as a White Ravens International title, and his subsequent books Song for the Snow and Martin and the River were both selected as CBC Recommended Reads.
Jon-Erik holds a Master’s of Education from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from York University. He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his family and a growing assortment of pets.