Foul Play in Fairyland is a fun-filled frolic in fairyland which is fraught with mystery. This fully illustrated picture book mystery for young kids is all about Dickory Doc, a detective who works the mean streets of fairyland. This tough detective saves the day for the likes of the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Peter of "Peter and the Wolf," not to mention the Big Bad Wolf himself. The point of the story is to have some silly fun with fairy tale characters that young children can recognize and to dispel an old stereotype. As with all of Barbara's other original full color illustrated picture books, this goofy fairy tale detective story concludes with a bonus draw and tell story that relates to the detective theme of the picture book. It also includes instructions and a big traceable drawing to help any novice learn how to use this traditional storytelling technique to successfully tell a draw and tell story. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " or check with your favorite jobber to find all of Barbara's illustrated picture books for children, plus her collections of original draw and tell stories. You can also visit: www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara's stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.
About the Author: Barbara Freedman-De Vito has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, certification as an art teacher and as an English teacher, and a Master's degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has spent many years as a children's librarian in the U.S.A., as a free-lance storyteller and puppeteer in the U.S. and in Europe, and as a teacher and as a workshop leader on the arts of storytelling, puppetry and prop design. She also writes and illustrates her own children's stories and draw and tell stories and creates art prints, plus fun clothing and gift items decorated with her artwork, all available on her website: Baby Bird Productions http: //www.babybirdproductions.com