Susan Pagnucci

Author / Illustrator

Barnes (Bayfield County)

3720 Schiess Rd
Barnes, WI 54873
715-795-2308/608-348-8662 (Platteville number)
E-mail: susanpagnucci@yahoo.com

Wisconsin Connection
I've lived in Platteville for 35 years. I got my M.S. degree and beyond at UW-Platteville, then went on to teach in the English Department of the university. We're now retired from teaching and living on a lake in northern Wisconsin just north of Hayward.

Published Works (selected)
Don't Count Your Chickens (Bur Oak Press, 2002)

Hansel & Gretel & Grimm & More (Bur Oak Press, 1996)

Paul Revere and Other Story Hours (Bur Oak Press, 1988)

Story-Start Animals (Simon & Schuster, 1990)

The Three Bears & Other Great Stories with Hats (Bur Oak Press, 1995)

Do Me! Stories (Bur Oak Press, 1993)

Storytelling Magic (Bur Oak Press, 1991)

Story-Start Monsters (Simon & Schuster, 1990)

I Can! Folktales (Bur Oak Press, 1994)

Jonah & the Whale and Other Old Testament Stories (Bur Oak Press, 2000)

Awards / Distinctions
Early Learning Magazine Book of the Month Selection for Story-Start Animals, Story-Start Monsters, Story-Start Dinosaurs, 1996

Instructor Magazine Book of the Month Selection for The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, 1996

Presentations
Stories, Stories, Stories! Using hats, masks, props, and puppets, I tell folktales and involve children in the actual telling. Then I show children how I put these stories into the books I write. I like to work with 6-7 groups of children during a school day. Target audience: Pre-K through 5th grade.

Storytelling with Pizzaz. I do hands-on workshops for elementary teachers in an inservice format. I tell complete stories with lots of audience participation, then let teachers come up to copy and make the props, masks, shadow puppets, hand puppets, and more. Each participant will carry away an armload of materials, plus ideas to use in language arts the next day! Target audience: Teachers (Pre-K through 5th grade).

Let's Create a Story! With large groups we all make hand puppets (grades 1-3) and shadow puppets (grades 4-5). Then we break into groups to create scripts for the puppets. Small core groups often present finished stories to the entire grade in an extended school residency. Target audience: Pre-K through 5th grade.

Fees
$495 per day, plus lodging and travel expenses at 36 cents per mile, if applicable. In an extended school residency, the per diem is negotiable.

Additional Comments
I spend part of the year in Barnes (Bayfield County) and part of the year in Platteville.

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	Quick Guide CCBC Webcasts Original Interviews Wisconsin Book Creators CCBC Directory of Wisconsin Children's Book Creators Susan Pagnucci Author / Illustrator Barnes (Bayfield County) 3720 Schiess Rd Barnes, WI 54873 715-795-2308/608-348-8662 (Platteville number) E-mail: susanpagnucci@yahoo.com Wisconsin Connection I've lived in Platteville for 35 years. I got my M.S. degree and beyond at UW-Platteville, then went on to teach in the English Department of the university. We're now retired from teaching and living on a lake in northern Wisconsin just north of Hayward. Published Works (selected) Don't Count Your Chickens (Bur Oak Press, 2002) Hansel & Gretel & Grimm & More (Bur Oak Press, 1996) Paul Revere and Other Story Hours (Bur Oak Press, 1988) Story-Start Animals (Simon & Schuster, 1990) The Three Bears & Other Great Stories with Hats (Bur Oak Press, 1995) Do Me! Stories (Bur Oak Press, 1993) Storytelling Magic (Bur Oak Press, 1991) Story-Start Monsters (Simon & Schuster, 1990) I Can! Folktales (Bur Oak Press, 1994) Jonah & the Whale and Other Old Testament Stories (Bur Oak Press, 2000) Awards / Distinctions Early Learning Magazine Book of the Month Selection for Story-Start Animals, Story-Start Monsters, Story-Start Dinosaurs, 1996 Instructor Magazine Book of the Month Selection for The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, 1996 Presentations Stories, Stories, Stories! Using hats, masks, props, and puppets, I tell folktales and involve children in the actual telling. Then I show children how I put these stories into the books I write. I like to work with 6-7 groups of children during a school day. Target audience: Pre-K through 5th grade. Storytelling with Pizzaz. I do hands-on workshops for elementary teachers in an inservice format. I tell complete stories with lots of audience participation, then let teachers come up to copy and make the props, masks, shadow puppets, hand puppets, and more. Each participant will carry away an armload of materials, plus ideas to use in language arts the next day! Target audience: Teachers (Pre-K through 5th grade). Let's Create a Story! With large groups we all make hand puppets (grades 1-3) and shadow puppets (grades 4-5). Then we break into groups to create scripts for the puppets. Small core groups often present finished stories to the entire grade in an extended school residency. Target audience: Pre-K through 5th grade. Fees $495 per day, plus lodging and travel expenses at 36 cents per mile, if applicable. In an extended school residency, the per diem is negotiable. Additional Comments I spend part of the year in Barnes (Bayfield County) and part of the year in Platteville.