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The Poems & Pranks of Father Goose

Charles Ghigna Presentation The Poems and Pranks of Father Goose

PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Poems & Pranks of Father Goose
An Inter-active Assembly Program Grades K-5

A high-energy Poetry Performance that includes inter-active choral readings with the students, lively recitations, readings and story-telling that demonstrate where to get ideas and how to get started, as well as question and answer sessions for students and teachers.

"A humorous, entertaining, and instructional poetry program
designed to motivate students and teachers
to read and write poetry."

Students and teachers have fun learning about
the various types of poetry
and where to find inspiration and ideas for their poems.

Each presentation includes lively recitations & commentaries
by the author.

Charles Ghigna ("Father Goose") speaks at 30-40
schools, conferences, and libraries each year.
We look forward to adding your event to the Father Goose calendar.

The only equipment needed for the presentations:

Auditorium (or gymnasium, cafeteria, large room, or area of the library)
Microphone & stand
Two long tables on stage for book display
Small bottle of drinking water

School programs are for students, teachers, and librarians
in grades K-2 and 3-5.
After the TWO large group assembly programs and a break for lunch,
the author usually spends the rest of the afternoon autographing
books for the children in the school library.

~ HONORARIUM & TRAVEL EXPENSES ~

$1,500 - Plus airfare, hotel and meals
$.50 a mile for states within driving distance

~ BOOK ORDERS ~

Books can be ordered in one of three ways:
1.) Author brings books with him to schools within driving distance
2.) Or you can order books directly from the publishers
3.) Or ask your local bookstore to handle the orders

Schools usually send home book order forms a week or two before the visit.
The covers of the books can be found here: Autographed Books
Please feel free to copy and print the covers onto your book order forms.
Contact the author at PaGoose.com for the prices of the books, publishers and new titles.

If you would like the author to bring books the day of his visit, please email him at PaGoose.com to let him know approximately how many copies of each title you would like him to bring.

Photos from visit to Edgewood Elementary, Homewood, Alabama (Photo Credits: Lynn Dorough)

For author fee, availability, book list, and list of wholesalers and publishers, please send email to:

PaGoose@aol.com

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APPEARANCES

Charles Ghigna speaks at 30-40 schools and conferences each year. The following list highlights some of his national and international appearances:

Conferences |Libraries |Elementary Schools |Middle Schools & High Schools |Colleges & Universities

Conferences

Bay District Schools YAC, Panama City, FL
American Library in Paris, France
Young Writers' Fest, Panama City, FL
Western Kentucky Book Fair, Sturgis, KY
Early Childhood Conference, Athens State University
Bay County Public Library, Panama City, FL
Writing Today Conference, Birmingham-Southern College, AL
Books Alive!, Panama City, FL
Bowling Green Public Library, Bowling Green, KY
Southern Women's Show, Birmingham, AL
Children's Literacy Guild, Birmingham, AL
Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Art Museum, AL
Bay County Reading Association, Panama City, FL
Alaska Young Authors Conference, Tok, Alaska
American Library Association (ALA)
Alabama Library Association Convention, Birmingham, AL
American Booksellers Association (ABA), New York, NY
BookExpo America (BEA), Anaheim, CA
Iowa Reading Association Conference, Des Moines
Southeastern Booksellers Association (SEBA), Atlanta, GA
Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Rome, GA
South Carolina Young Writers' Conference, Columbia, SC
Gulf Coast Teachers of Writing Conference, Point Clear, AL
Centrala Reading Council, Alabaster, AL
University of Alabama Young Authors' Conference, Birmingham, AL
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
Society of School Librarians International
International Reading Association
Mensa National Convention
National Council of Teachers of English
National Teachers Convention
Children's Book Festival
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
National Writers Conference
Illinois Press Association
Wisconsin Education Association
Kindling Words Conference
Sigma Tau Delta National Convention
American Assoc. of University Women
Kappa Phi Delta National Convention
American Booksellers Association
Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art
Callanwolde Arts Center
Asolo State Theatre
Southeast Booksellers Association
Southern Festival of Books
Southern Literary Festival
Southeast Booksellers Association
Southern Writers Conference
Tennessee Arts Commission
Alabama Council of Teachers of English
Florida Council of Teachers of English
Wisconsin Education Association
Utah State Poetry Society
North Carolina/Macon County Arts Council
The Literary Society of Fort Myers, Florida
Mid-South Poetry Festival
Southeastern Conference of Principals
Florida Suncoast Writers Conference
Florida Language Arts Conference
Nat. Federation of State Poetry Societies
Poetry Society of South Carolina
Alabama Bound, Birmingham, AL
Alabama Reading Association, Mobile, AL
English As A Second Language Conference, Birmingham, AL
Junior League's Christmas Jubliee, Mobile, AL
Blount County Elementary Teachers Conference, Blountsville, AL
Southern Kentucky Festival of Books, Bowling Green, KY
Autauga Reading Council Young Authors Conference, Autauga, AL
Florida State Poetry Society
St. Petersburg Poetry Association
Writing Today Conference
Mississippi Reading Association
Lake County Florida Teachers of English
Alabama State Poetry Society
Alabama Writers Conclave
Alabama Penman
Escambia Council of Teachers of English
Alabama Education Association
Alabama Library Association
Alabama Council on the Arts
The Celebration of Books
Books-A-Million Management Seminar
Reading Teachers of Shelby County
Sea Oats Writers Conference
The Write Connection
Camp Create
Kentuck Museum
Arts Council of Montgomery Alabama
New Era Literary Society
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Alabama College English Teachers Association
Auburn University Writers Colloquium
Alabama L.A.M.P. Tour (five city book tour)
Mississippi L.A.M.P. Tour (five city book tour)
Library Media Personnel of Jefferson County
Clinton County Young Authors Conference
Bibb County Young Authors Conference
Blount County Young Authors Conference
Coosa County Young Authors Conference
Shelby County Young Authors Conference
Cullman County Young Authors Conference
Madison County Young Authors Conference
Shades Cahaba Young Authors Conference
Hall-Kent Young Authors Conference
Oak Mountain Young Authors Conference
Jefferson County Reading Program
Michigan Artrain
Literary Society of Fort Myers, Florida
Alabama Literary Awards Banquet
South Carolina Young Authors Conference
Jefferson County Medical Alliance

Libraries

Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) has presented poetry programs and readings of his work at libraries throughout the world, including readings at The American Library in Paris, The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at libraries in Alaska, South America and Europe.

Elementary Schools

American Heritage Elementary, Plantation, FL
Childersburg Elementary, Childersburg, AL
American Heritage School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
West Bay Elementary, Panama City, FL
Lafayette Elementary, Oxford, MS
Carrollton Elementary, Carrollton, GA
Robinson Elementary, Fairfield, AL
Liberty Park Elementary, Vestavia Hills, AL
Vestavia Central Elementary, Vestavia Hills, AL
Wrights Mill Road Elementary, Auburn, AL
Sulligent Elementary, Sulligent, AL
South Shades Crest Elementary, Hoover, AL
Oneonta Elementary, Oneonta, AL
Robinson Elementary, Fairfield, AL
Graham Elementary, Talladega, AL
Cherry Tree Elementary, Carmel, IN
Brookville Elementary, Graysville, AL
Clanton Elementary, Clanton, AL
Lincoln Elementary, Huntsville, AL
Collins Elementary, Scottsboro, AL
Vance Elementary, Vance, AL
Walter Jackson Elementary, Decatur, AL
Chestnut Grove Elementary, Decatur, AL
Appalachian Elementary, Oneonta, AL
Blountsville Elementary, Blountsville, AL
Susan Moore Elementary, Blountsville, AL
Tok Elementary, Tok, Alaska
Tupelo City Schools, Tupelo, MS
Summerville Elementary, Summerville, SC
East End Elementary, Selma, AL
West Jasper Elementary, Jasper, AL
Big Spring Lake Elementary, Albertville, AL
Harlan Elementary, Florence, Alabama
Jasper Elementary, Jasper, AL
Boaz Elementary, Boaz, AL
Corley Elementary, Boaz, AL
Gwin Elementary, Hoover, AL
Escuela Bella Vista, Maracaibo, Venezuela, South America
Escuela Las Morochas, Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela, South America
St. Paul's School, Baltimore, MD
Maple Dale Elementary, Milwaukee, WS
Indian Hills Elementary, Milwaukee, WS
Clarksdale Elementary, Atlanta, GA
Harbinson West Elementary, Irma, SC
Northwest Rankin Elementary, Brandon, MS
Lucedale Elementary, Lucedale, MS
Northside Elementary, Clinton, MS
Morgantown School, Natchez, MS
Jones Valley Elementary, Huntsville, AL
Bluewater Elementary, Niceville, FL
Community School of Naples, FL
Edgewood Elementary, Homewood, AL
Hall-Kent Elementary, Homewood, AL
Shades Cahaba Elem., Homewood, AL
Crestline Elementary, Mountain Brook, AL
Woodland Forrest Elementary, Tuscaloosa, AL
Fairview Elementary, Cullman, AL
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talledega, AL
T. R. Simmons Elementary
Spanish Fort Elementary
Brewton Elementary
Pine Crest Elementary
St. Andrews School
Wilson Street Elementary
Fultondale Elementary
Gardendale Elementary
Eastwood Elementary
Fayetteville Elementary
Oak Mountain Elementary
Trace Crossings Elementary
Mountain Brook Elementary
Inverness Elementary
Pleasant Grove Elementary
Creative Montessori School, Homewood, AL
Caldwell Elementary, Scottsboro, AL
Crestline Elementary, Hartselle, AL
Hamilton Elementary
North Highland Elementary
B. B. Comer Elementary
Farley Elementary
Brent Elementary
Advent Episcopal Day School
Epic School
Randolph School
Blossomwood Elementary
Woodland Forrest Elementary
Brighton Elementary
Tarrant Elementary
Berney Points Elementary
Westlawn Elementary
Comer Elementary
Riggins Elementary
Arthur Elementary
Green Acres Elementary
Pratt Elementary
Avondale Elementary
Sandusky Elementary
Hill View Elementary
Jones Elementary
Pinson Elementary
Chalkville Elementary
Shades Mountain Elementary
Rocky Ridge Elementary
Green Valley Elementary
Addison Elementary
Shannon Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
Sinnerman Elementary
Morris Elementary
Concord Elementary
Crumbly Chapel Elementary
Bluff Park Elementary
Adamsville Elementary
Cahaba Heights Elementary
Hueytown Elementary
Erwin Elementary
North Highlands Elementary
Good Hope School
Cherokee Bend Elementary
Gordon Bibb Elementary
Benjamin Davis Elementary
Williams Avenue Elementary
Good Hope School
Vinemont Elementary
Centerville Elementary
Winterboro Elementary
Clanton Elementary

Middle Schools & High Schools

Bumpus Middle School, Hoover, AL
Simmons Middle School, Hoover, AL
Tarrant Middle School, Tarrant, AL
Berry Middle School, Hoover, AL
Homewood Middle School, Homewood, AL
Morgan Academy, Selma, AL
School of Discovery, Selma, AL
Escuela Bella Vista, Maracaibo, Venezuela, South America
Escuela Las Morochas, Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela, South America
Franklin High School, Franklin, NC
Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN
Community School of Naples, FL
Bay Minette Intermediate School, AL
Miller High School, Brewton, AL
Decatur High School, Decatur, AL
Auburn High School, Auburn, AL
Daphne Intermediate, Daphne, AL
Gresham Middle School
Moody Middle School
Pizitz Middle School
Tarrant Middle School
Hewitt-Trussville Jr. High
Mountain Brook Jr. High
Pittman Jr. High
Gaston Jr. High
Lipscomb Jr. High
Leeds Jr. High
Bottenfield Jr. High
Lincoln Middle School, Birmingham, AL
Pennington High School, Blountsville, AL
Irondale Jr. High
Demopolis Jr. High
John Carroll High School
Hoover High School
Cullman High School
Alabama School of Fine Arts
Homewood High School
Shades Valley High School
Huffman High School
Austin High School
Fairview School
Berry High School
Oak Grove High School
Thompson High School
Hayes High School
Ramsey High School
Woodlawn High School
Jackson-Olin High School
Carver High School
Hoffman High School
Banks High School
Westend High School
Leeds High School
Brighton High School
Hueytown High School
Pleasant Grove High School
Winterboro High School

Colleges & Universities

Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, FL
Troy State University, Montgomery, AL
University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL
University of Vermont
M.I.T., MA
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Utah State University, Salt Lake City, UT
Chadron State University, Nebraska
Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa
Clarion State College, Clarion, PA
Univ. of South Carolina, Spartanburg, SC
David Lipscomb College, Nashville, TN
East Tennessee State University, TN
Middle Tennessee State University, TN
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
University of Southern Mississippi, MS
Jackson State University, MS
Newberry College, Newberry, SC
Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
Mississippi College, MS
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
University of Louisville, Kentucky
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Livingston University, Livingston, AL
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL
Birmingham-Southern College, AL
Alabama Christian College, AL
Athens State College, Athens, AL
Edison Community College, FL
Judson College, Marion, AL
So. Union State Community College, MS
Holmes Comm. College, Ridgeland, MS
Jones Community College, Ellisville, MS
Mississippi Delta Community College, MS
Copiah-Lincoln Community College, MS
Itawamba Community College, MS
Broward Community College, FL
Meridian Community College, MS
Hines Community College, MS
Valencia Community College, FL