Join Princess Shayna in A Theater Workshop!

Exciting Email The Raue Center School for the Arts announced their summer classes and Camp in an email that I received, yesterday! Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift First on the list for the RCSA Theater Workshop was Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift!     How to Join the Classes Sign-up now open! Currently enrolled students…

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Wow! Sheila’s 1st Children’s Book Adapted Into New Musical!

Joyful News Last, Tuesday, August 31st, Jordan and I were invited to the Raue Center For The Arts to listen to a preveiw of the musi and script for an adaptation fo my childern’s fairy tale, Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift! The Raue Center Team Billy Seger, the institutional advancement associate, and a gifted and…

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A Happy 22nd Birthday for My Children’s Brain Color Fairy Tale!

Last Saturday, on February 2nd, my children Brain Color Fairy Tale celebrated her 22nd birthday. The first edition of Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift  was published in 1997 and the 2nd edition was published in 2011. Princes Shayna is the fairy tale version of What Color Is Your Brain?. 10% of the royalties from Shayna’s Invisible…

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Do You Think Children’s Stories Are Stupid And Illogical?

This morning, before our Blue Brain Relaxing Yoga class began, a few of the women were chatting with one another. One of the  women, who I suspected was a Green Brainer, confirmed my suspicion with her comment about a children’s book and a fairy tale. She told us, “I hated Charlotte’s web and thought a…

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Polishing the Play, Cast Tee Shirts & A White Falcon – Princess Shayna Musical

Last Week’s Post:  12.Tongue Twisters, Memorizing Lines & Interpreting Dialogue – Princess Shayna Musical  Only 6 more days until the Princess Shayna Musical performance! Be sure to read the Princess Shayna Musical Announcement on my website for more details! This is the 13th and the last journal entry/blog post from the multi-talented, skillful  and encouraging…

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Diabetes and the Gingko Tree

Did you know there is a connection between the Ginkgo tree and diabetes? When I wrote Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift, I included a Ginkgo tree in the story. I had always loved the graceful shape and fan shaped leaves of the Ginkgo tree that grew in the courtyard of my childhood home. My “Green Brain“ knew…

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Children’s Book Is Front Page News

It is a rare occasion to open the front page of a newspaper and read the headline and stories that are not are sad, disturbing and often violent. I was delighted to read a front page headline and story that was joyful, encouraging and educational. “Writing from Chicago” was the headline and the story feature 4 local Jewish authors. One of them…

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