Author/Illustrator Visits Martha Hannah & Larry Dowell
From Idea to Print
"The Ghost of Hampton
Court"
Meet Nationally Acclaimed
Performer & Author Martha Hannah & Award-Winning Illustrator Larry Dowell
as they present this educational and visually
delightful multimedia workshop
that covers the development, from idea to print, of a children’s picture
book. In addition, as owners of CicadaSun Publishing, Martha and Larry
will discuss the actual production, printing and distribution of the
picture book.
The presentation includes Martha’s performance as Maid Martha, Medieval
Teller of Tales, of their sensational book,
“The
Ghost of Hampton Court” - a haunting tale that is a lavishly illustrated
juvenile historical fiction picture book ending in a rather ghostly
surprise!
Martha & Larry will also discuss:
How personal point of view and gossip can
become an historical tale
The process of story writing
How stories
can become history
The development, from idea to
print, of the picture book
Basic illustration principles
How a student, using digital
technology and simple programs can
create a book
