Interactive Story Hour
with author Renee Emerson
Join us for an activity-based reading from Renee Emerson's middle-grade novel Why Silas Miller Must Learn to Ride a Bike, a story that explores the nature of grief through a boy's adventures over the summer in his grandparent's rural neighborhood. Activities will be related to the book, and will include map-making, group story-telling, creating characters, learning about elements of story, and how to become an author.
Monday, April 10th 2:30 - 4:00
This event is free, but we ask that you please RSVP using the form below by April 3rd!
- Listen to parts of Renee's novel
- Discuss bicycle safety
- Participate in map-drawing and story-writing activities
- Learn about storytelling and how to become an author
Kids will get to:
Renee Emerson is a homeschooling mom of five, born and raised in west Tennessee. A part-time online adjunct professor of English with her M.F.A. from Boston University, she is the author of several poetry books, most recently Church Ladies (Fernwood Press, forthcoming May 2023). Why Silas Miller Must Learn to Ride a Bike is her first middle-grade novel. When not doing the dishes or trying to get her two year old to wear clothes, she can be found writing poetry, walking outdoors, and reading aloud to her kids.
@reneeemersonwrites
Meet Renee
www.Renee-Emerson.com
Connect with Renee:
Renee Emerson is a homeschooling mom of five, born and raised in west Tennessee. A part-time online adjunct professor of English with her M.F.A. from Boston University, she is the author of several poetry books, most recently Church Ladies (Fernwood Press, forthcoming May 2023). Why Silas Miller Must Learn to Ride a Bike is her first middle-grade
novel. When not doing the dishes or trying to get her two year old to wear clothes, she can be found writing poetry, walking outdoors, and reading aloud to her kids.
Click here to purchase Renee's book on Amazon or pick up a copy at The Family Vision on April 10th!
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