Aileen Kirkham - Captain Book

Author, Educator & Storyteller

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Captain Book & 1st Mate, Kitty

Publisher: Upstart Books

Recommendations

I love watching the children as they listen with complete attention and wide eyes to the stories you weave. Your use of puppets, songs, and humor is masterful.
Sherrie & Barby, Discovery Bay Preschool Directors
" I hope she tells the Roly Poly story like she did last time."
student at Lakewood Elem
My kids were mesmerized!
Parent at Mitchell Public Library (The Woodlands)
"I like your funny stories."
Preschooler at Bright Beginners' Preschool
"You're really good!"
a middle grade resident at the Boys & Girls Country foster home campus
"You even kept the older kids' attention."
Tiffani Smith, Lamar CISD Librarian
"You were hilarious."
an older male elementary student in Pearland ISD.
"They said it was the best program they had ever seen."
Melissa Horton, Tomball ISD librarian

Selected Works

Professional Book
Encompasses twenty to thirty minute lessons with enrichment activities based upon curriculum objectives.
Magazine Articles
Library Sparks' Magazine Articles www.librarysparks.com

Three E's of Literacy Excellence: Educate, Enable & Enrich

AHOY, MATES! Librarians, Principals, PTOs,
& Directors of Preschools-Elementary


Schedule Captain Book and Kitty the Dog for storytelling literacy programs in preschools, elementary schools, and public libraries. Sessions include stories with audience participation, puppetry , songs, and humor to educate, enable, and enrich. These programs epitomize the quote of the late puppeteer, Shari Lewis's father, What is learned with pleasure is learned full measure.

Workshops for Preschool & Kinder Educators


Library Lessons for Little Ones has step-by-step lessons with recommended books, songs, puppets, and activities to teach and have fun, too. It's the perfect match for teaching kiddos curriculum based library lessons and for classroom instruction. Lessons include teaching objectives.

I can also create a customized curriculum based workshop on a theme of your choice.

CONTACT INFORMATION


Aileen Gardner Kirkham
Author, Educator & Prof. Storyteller
13211 Lost Creek Road
Tomball, Texas 77375 (Houston area)

akirkham4u@​hotmail.com
www.aileenkirkham.com
281.357.1192
Cell 713.828.0544
c/​2015