"What a fun program you brought to our library! I greatly enjoyed the e-books you sang & shared with our little guys, I bet those kids had your songs playing through their heads all week long. The illustrations you made to go with your snappy songs made them memorable indeed! As for the e-book creation, that was so cool! ... the kids came up with the neatest pictures to go with their story. ... What a unique learning experience for all- both the writers and the group creating the illustrations to go with their story. Thank you so much for coming to share your talents with us!" Amber Sady, Youth Services, Carson City Library, Carson City, NV

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"Diverse, age appropriate programs, infectious - has kids rhyming, using alliteration, great expression, word play, out the door and weeks beyond the performance! And the Student eBook Publishing Program! Such a dynamic way to involve older kids and use as a springboard for more writing and reading projects!" Julie Kurtz, School Library Media Specialist, Canaseraga Central School, NY

BookTelling Performances!
We specialize in reading celebrations, reading themes, and anytime family reading fun. Laurie Story BookTelling blends the literary, visual, musical & dramatic arts in an interactive, muti-media performance. Laurie's Stories are written in rhyme & alliteration, illustrated in colorful, multi-faceted modalities that are presented through the computer and onto a big screen. The big screen images are narrated by Author/Illustrator & Mother Goose Rapper, Laurie Story Vela, in her interactive, participatory performances that invite audiences to play with language. Our interactive performances are geared for audience age; incorporating music and multimedia BookTelling. Based on literacy FUNdamentals like rhythm & rhyme, alliteration, illustration & characterization, our big screen visuals enhance interactive reading, word play and singing celebrating literacy & imagination!
Great for families & preschool-8th grades.
Performance space for image projection needed and a pull down screen is great!
Amplification in large spaces also recommended.

"Retro" Laurie Story Performances use large storyboard & feltboard visuals in lieu of screen.
We can also offer interactive music for younger/smaller groups including drums & rhythm instruments
& movement interspersed with the BookTelling pages & felt boards.
Laurie Story BookTelling Packages
* Literacy Performances, PlayShops & Materials *
* All Programs Include: *
* Interactive Performances & Playshops geared to be Audience Appropriate:
Participatory 45-60 minute Performances
* Color Bookmarkers for All
* 11x17 Color Poster
* Downloads & Disc of Laurie StorEBooks from the Show
* Travel

We also offer playshops to publish

Read about our unique student publishing program!

BookTelling Program Prices & Packages Vary:
Individual Performances, Day Rates, & Block Booking Options
Ask what we can do for you!

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PlayShops!
We have many PlayShops to choose from that celebrate young readers, writers & performers! Time & scheduling often dictates what we're able to do but there are many fun possibilities including:
* Your StorEBooks * Your TalkingEBooks * Your Music Videos *
EBook Publishing Playshop:
Our Creative You eBook production & publishing playshop!
Make & take creativity from your library to your community!

Merge technology and creativity with your young readers ~ let your teens express themselves too! Works great in conjunction with our BookTelling Performance so playshop participants experience our Laurie Stor-E Books in action!

* This production playshop is 2-3 hours &
accomodates a maximum of 24 participants/ book contributors.
* This playshop works best with Elementary or Teen or Families. It can be adapted for preschool. It is a group book so keep that in mind when setting up the group dynamic!
* Participants will create a simple page of illustration and writing for the group book.
* Work can be done ahead especially with teens so that they have more time for their (art)work and then the playshop can focus more on all the technical applications!
* We take digital images of their work, record their voice reading their page and put it all together into Your StorEBook!
* You will receive a CD with their creation in 3 formats: a video book, a pdf and an mp3 Audio.
* You can publish their book to your library's website!
* And with your permission, we will publish it in our branch of the
Laurie's Stories Leaping Literacy Online Library.

More about this program with Sample EBooks here!
Reading, rhyme and creativity
have us celebrating at YOUR library!

Bring Laurie Story Cyber Literacy to your library ...
We offer the FUNdamentals of Literacy for building Fluency
with interactive word play games & Laurie Stor-E BooksTM

Laurie's Stories
& The Leaping Literacy Online Library
The all original stories, rhymes, songs & characters of Author/Illustrator/BookTeller & Mother Goose Rapper Laurie Story Vela build reading & spelling fluency through rhyme, alliteration, contextual repetition and meaningful word play. From silent letters to homophones, Laurie's Stories fosters the FUN in literacy fundamentals.
Check out our free Leaping Literacy Online Library featuring:
Hundreds of Free Phonics Play Pages &
Laurie Stor-E Books

Read for free & see our BookTelling videos
from our Laurie Story Leaping Literacy Online Library!