BE A STAR AT YOUR LIBRARY
THE BRAILLE INSTITUTE LIBRARY IN LOS ANGELES! |
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The summer reading-enrichment program treated the children to an author visit with Alva,
awards for reading, writing, and a yummy lunch.
The Los Angeles Braille Institute Library is a national award-winning library! |
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Little Ranchers and Alva mosey on down
to the Leonis Adobe Museum for story time! |
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Sharing our day on the ranch and cooling off with fun stories! |
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Book Derby
with Authors & Illustrators at Borders Books |
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Brainstorming
ideas and the process of writing leads
our group into
their very own story |
We
scribe our ideas, share thoughts, and
imagine what our
characters will look like |
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Here's
the creative team behind it all: Bob Boyle,
James Burks,
Alva Sachs & Candance Ryan |
Alva
with Amber Lessa, the manager,
who dedicates herself
to creating community events for children all year long |
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Borders Welcomes
Kids to Meet Alva |
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Stories
and snacks, what a fun way
to spend an afternoon! |
Reading,
coloring and sharing time together |
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Gregory
takes home his very copy of
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! He is all set
for friends and skateboard fun, too. |
This
looks like serious "FUN" work after story time |
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The Skirball
Cultural Center in LA Present Alva and Patricia
in a Special Author's Celebration
Monsters & Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Pictures
Books |
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| Michael
Fritzen, Skirball Director of Family Programming, takes
the stage with Alva & Patricia |
Team Alva & Patricia
share their own stories on how authors and illustrators
collaborate
to make a book! |
What a
wonderful way to share
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
Sunshine, children and families spending the day together! |
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Patricia
shares her storyboard drawings which lead to the
final illustrations |
Character
designs are created by Patricia for Alva that depict the
story, to make the words and the pictures join together
as one as
the book develops |
Watercolor
sketches turn into the real illustration to make a perfect
ending to a perfect story! |
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Melody of
Words: A Community Literacy Fair Welcomes Alva
and Local Authors to Share in the Event |
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Niri, his
mom Deby, and Alva share writing projects in classroom
presentations.
He has his own mini-book to take home with him. |
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California
Readers Luncheon 2010 gather each year to celebrate
authors and artists with schools and staff in the Los Angeles
area.
I am very proud to be a part of this incredible organization! |
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Vroman's Book
Store in Pasadena welcomes Alva
for a special story time Saturday! |
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Sunland Elementary
School Welcomes Author Day with Alva |
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Team
efforts for story writing and sharing! |
Crayons,
paper and their imaginations
help to create their very own clown pictures! |
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Kathy
Boyett, librarian, and Alva share fun times with the
kids through out the morning. |
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City of Westminster,
CA, Westminster School District,
Friends of the Westminster Library celebrate Authors-in-Residence
event! |
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Terry
Shaver, Library Media Director and Alva
share an amazing day together
with PreK-5 Grade classes |
"Open-mic" time
to share stories with classmates |
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Alva "works" the
room with the kids, talking, sharing, and having good
times with books and writing |
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Chidren
delight in getting their very own signed copy of Circus
Fever and On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
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Encore Performance
at Arroyo West Elementary School |
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Alva
and her sister Bonny Cohen,
a former reading specialist at Arroyo West,
share NEA Read Across America Day
and Dr. Seuss' Birthday! |
Ms.
Knecht and class celebrate spring flowers and reading
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! |
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| Ms. Bingham's
students and Alva share fun day together with books and
writing stories. |
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Ms. Marci
Steinberg and Students
Celebrate Author Visits at Sierra Canyon School |
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Marci
and Alva ~ Teachers and Authors
What a wonderful team |
Story
time sharing Jessica's adventure
in Circus Fever |
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| Students
talked about their circus adventures |
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Author's Night
and Story Time at Simi Valley Library |
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Return Engagement
at Heschel West Day School with Mrs. Lepp & Students |
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Karen
Lepp & Alva together again |
"On
Your Mark, Get Set, Go!"
Skateboard adventures for the class |
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1st
Graders join in on the fun too! |
Story
time and smiles |
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Holiday Boutique
Benefiting the San Fernando/Ventura Wellness Community |
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Angela
Schwanz, JoAnn Horwitz & Alva share holiday cheer while
helping others |
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8th Annual
Lynnwood Unified School District CBET Literacy Fair |
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Field
Trip Day for Lynwood Pre-Schoolers |
"On
Your Mark, Get Set, Go!"
takes the stage with the kids |
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The
ticket number is..... a Circus Fever raffle basket for
a special little girl |
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Celebrating
Fall at the Calabasas Pumpkin Festival 2009 |
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Friends
of the Calabasas Library sponsor local authors for this
event.
Great for families and kids.
Alva & R.C. Frederick share their children's picture
books with the crowds. |
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"Smile
for the camera!"
Taking home books from the festival is lots of fun! |
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Orange
County Children's Book Festival |
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Families,
Kids, Books and Fun! |
Sharing
time in Alva's tent with books and hugs. |
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There's
always time for reading on
the story teller's stage! |
Paul & Alva
meet and greet the folks strolling by. |
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Duarte
Author's Festival
Sponsored by the Friends of the Duarte Library |
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| Pat De
Rose and Alva enjoying the beautiful day at Westminster
Gardens for the Author Festival |
D.J. MacHale,
best-selling author of the PENDRAGON Series joins
Alva
for a photo opt and a book sale! |
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| Family
fun and taking Circus Fever home to read and enjoy over
and over again. |
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Fellow
authors, Bruce Hale and Alva at the 2009 LA Conference
of the Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators |
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Bruce's Chet
Gecko stories are a must read! You will never
realize you have a smile
on your face the whole time you are reading. You can catch
Bruce at: www.BruceHale.com
We will also meet again at the California School Library
Association's Conference in November 2009! |
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Summer
Reading Fun at the Simi Valley Library |
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Cindi Bouvier,
youth specialist librarian, and Alva strike a pose! She
does fabulous work for the
children in her community all year long! |
We gathered
to read about Jessica
and her love for the circus. |
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| Putting
our creative ideas to good use we all wrote about our very
own experiences at Clown School. |
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| Circus
Fever goes home with the kids for more reading fun! |
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Return
Author Visit to Ms. Valerie Plaisance Summer Enrichment Class
Hurray for Book Buddies! |
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Kiwanis
Clubs Helping One Child and One Community at a Time |
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Alva
& Jo Ballew, Kiwanis Club Warner Center, CA, help to
promote literacy for children through
many of their community projects.
Circus Fever was proud to be a part of the day. |
The Kiwanis Club of
Canoga Park-Reseda, CA welcomes Alva as a speaker for a
day of children's literacy and technology with Circus Fever. |
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Alva's own
Kiwanis Club of Calabasas-Agoura, CA
shares a day engaging conversation promoting reading and
literacy for children. |
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"Books
in the Barn" sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Conejo
Valley is a wonderful
fundraiser with RideOn.org.
Horse therapy is used to help children with disabilities.
What a fun day reading in the barn on bales of hay! |
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Custom
Clown Designs by Kids |
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out these fabulous original drawings of circus clowns! |
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Camarillo
Heights Lions Welcome Author's Day in a Big Way! |
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| Students
set the stage for Circus Fever with their colorful banners,
signs, and balloons! |
Kids having
fun writing, sharing stories, drawing and asking terrific
questions too! |
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Brenda
Ruckstuhl (Librarian) Alva & Stacie Brauer (PTC Representative)
share the day together after months of planning to make
this the best day ever! |
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| Proud
artists show off their very own circus clown creations! |
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Calabasas
CTV3 Presents Author's Night with Karyn Foley & Alva Sachs |
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Celebrating authors
is what Karyn does best!
Soon to be aired a delightful interview with Alva & Circus
Fever! |
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Sumac
Elementary Students & Parents Gather
at Barnes & Noble for a Fabulous Book Fair! |
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| Circus
Fever takes the stage! |
Taking
Circus Fever Home |
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| Abby,
Alva, Donna & Marisa's teamwork make it all happen! |
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Live
on Stage at Moorpark's High Street Arts Center |
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Moxie,
Alva & Epoxie
Jumbo Shrimp Circus catches Circus Fever—it's contagious!!
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Moxie
and Alva
on stage—together at last! |
Taking Circus Fever
home to read over & over again! |
Moorpark
Friends of The Library
plan the gala circus event! |
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It's
a family affair—hurray!
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Celebrating
Dr. Seuss' Birthday & Read Across America
at Arroyo West Elementary School |
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Susanne
Smith-Stein, Principal & Alva
Get Ready to Read |
Ms.
Garcia, students & Alva have fun
celebrating reading!
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It
was a special day to share reading along with
Circus Fever in Ms. Miller's class.
Everyone WAS all smiles that day! |
Ms.
Greene's kindergarten was totally ready
for story time and a super photo opt
after sharing Circus Fever.
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California
Readers Celebrate Authors & Artists
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California Readers provide
opportunities to
grow libraries for children in schools.
Their goal is to connect authors and artists
with students and educators.
Alva is honored to be a part of their program |
Susan Goldman Rubin,
renowned author, artist,
and humanitarian, along with Alva share
a very special photo opt |
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Nordstrom
celebrates the holiday season with Circus Fever |
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| Books
are gifts that last all year long! |
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Heschel
Day School West Author Visit |
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The
day arrived after planning for a special author visit from Alva
and reading Circus Fever together.
What a great classroom experience! |
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Storyopolis |
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and Circus Fever share a very special Saturday storytime at LA's
Premeire Book Store |
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Calabasas
Pumpkin Festival |
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A warm,
sunny day brings out family and friends
to the Calabasas Pumpkin Festival. |
Perfect
way to have fun, celebrate the
fall season and find a new book to read
at the Circus Fever Tent!
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Circus
Fever travels to the 57th Street Children's Book Fair
in Chicago's Hyde Park community |
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Mother
Goose (aka Mae Wilson) shares a
moment with Alva and Circus Fever too! |
At "The
Great Green Room" children and
parents share in story time!
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Alva
and Circus Fever participate in Project Playhouse - HomeAid
Los Angeles - Sponsored by Caruso Affilates |
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| Library
of Congress Playhouse sets the stage for story time. |
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Circus
Fever, kids and jammies - that's a recipe for fun!
Borders Books, Thousand Oaks, CA |
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Nordstrom
Grand Opening Gala |
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| Surprise celebrity guest,
Julius the Monkey, from Paul Frank's designer clothing
collection at Nordstrom. We share lots in common including
books for children! |
Circus
Fever ready for children and parents at the Nordstrom Grand
Opening Gala |
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Barnes
& Noble Bookseller: The Grove-Los Angeles |
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Barnes
& Noble Bookseller: The Grove-Los Angeles
Stage set and ready for the children! |
Fun with Circus Fever
story time! |
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| Alva, part
of the book displays for Circus Fever...an extra bonus! |
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| Los Angeles Times Festival
of Books - April 2008 |
Angels of the Alliance Non-Profit
Fundraising Annual Luncheon
Kids for the Arts School Outreach/Grants
for Performing Arts Groups
Thousand Oaks Civics Arts Plaza in California
Alva & Circus Fever - 3rd Place Winner |
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| Jumbo Shrimp Circus
visits Circus Fever |
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Alva Sharing Circus Fever
Story
The Commons at Calabasas/Kids Club Night
Caruso Affilated Sponsor along with
Barnes & Noble Booksellers |
Alva Sachs & Patriacia
Krebs
Author/Illustrator Book Signing
Barnes & Noble - Calabasas, CA |
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Circus Fever meets
up with Jumbo Shrimp Circus Again!
The Lakes/Kids Club
Perfect sunny day for reading and sharing together
Sponsored by Caruso Affiliated |
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Ms.
Valerie Plaisance, LAUSD Educator and Alva share a private
Circus Fever signing after a reading to her 2nd Grade class,
as part of her summer program theme of having a joyful life!
(July 2008) |
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Circus
Fever Trio
Marcie Gilbert, Patricia Krebs, Alva Sachs |
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