Storyteller, Author Irene Smalls... ...says that she became an author in kindergarten. Kindergarten was especially important because there were no books in her family home and no one read or told her stories. But, in kindergarten 5 year old Smalls was taught the beauty of language through, song, games and dance. "Reading was a thing that you do that is loud and fun." When Smalls was told that she wasnât a good writer in junior high, high school and college she always remembered the magic of kindergarten. Years later when she lost her job and had to find a new job, a chance reading of a Boston Globe article about Little Brown lead Smalls to create her first story, that she was a fabulous writer and that Little Brown must publish her. The rest is history.

Author Visits

Irene Smalls, BA, MBA, AWARD Winning Author/Storyteller/Historian educates.
Her presentations includes core components of literacy instruction for students K-5 using a variety of instructional approaches: reading aloud, word study, shared reading and movement. For older students she discusses the publishing business, the writing process, the job of being a writer and risk taking.

She is the author of 15 children's books and 3 interactive storytelling CDs. With Irene, you'll get the rhythm of the feet" as you play a street game from 1950s Harlem, Talk a walk with JONATHAN AND HIS MOMMY, sing a song with Dawn, Dust the Dog with KEVIN AND HIS DAD.

Irene Smalls Illustrates the imagination. Introduce young children to history in the touch of the scary jack Much Lantern of Halloween, Shuck corn a little while at the Thanksgiving Cornshucking Harvest celebration, dance in rags and tatters celebrating a 200 year old American holiday from, Africa, The Johnkankus.

A costume, props, music slides, Q & A and YOU are part of the show. Programs are available for Grades K-12, for Parent/Community meetings as well as for
Staff/Teacher Professional Development Training.

Invite her to your school. Invite her to share her expertise at your next conference or for staff training. Invite her to illustrate the imaginations of your students.

Mailing Address
Irene Smalls
POB 990441
Prudential Center
Boston, MA. 02199

"little Irene"

      Storyteller Smalls

Presentations and Keynotes

• Multi-Cultural Books & The Brain
• Creating Readers & Writers from Early Literacy Experiences
• Storytelling & Literacy
• How to Do a Johnkankus
• Early America through the Eyes of an African - American Child
• Design for MORE POWERFUL LEARNING
• Fathers & Fathering - a Literary View
• Programs, Themes & Topics can be customized

Download/view my resume in PDF format:
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Contact

ISmalls107@aol.com

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