Famous Friends
Photo by Mary Hanlon
Mike Ditka, former head coach of the Chicago Bears,
joins storytellers, Jasmin Cardenas and John Sessler,
from the Kohl McCormick StoryBus in a literacy adventure
at the North Avenue Day Nursery in Chicago. As “Papa
Bear,” Ditka made the classic children's tale of The
Three Bears come alive for the youngsters.
Photo by Mary Hanlon
Mike Ditka, former head coach of the Chicago Bears,
helped make the StoryBus exhibit of The Three Bears come
alive for youngsters as he joins them in creative play
as “Papa Bear.”
Senator Jeff Schoenberg of Illinois shows his commitment
to education and literacy when he joined in the telling
of The Three Bears at the Evanston Day Nursery.
As “Papa Bear,” the Senator made the classic children's
tale of The Three Bears come alive for the
youngsters.
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Mary Ellen Caron, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services,
is a guest storyteller with the StoryBus educators at the Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago on Thursday, August 4, 2005.
The Kohl McCormick StoryBus is a children's museum-on-wheels that provides a comprehensive early childhood
literacy program for children, parents and teachers.
Mary Ellen Caron (center) joins StoryBus educators
Coleen Stewart (left) and Belinda Cervantes in an animated bilingual storytelling of The Little Red Hen.
Photo by Callie Lipkin |
Photo by Callie Lipkin
Following an animated bilingual storytelling of The Little Red Hen,
Caron joins the youngsters in the Red Hen's kitchen on the StoryBus, which is filled with interactive exhibits to transport
the children into the world of the story. StoryBus is designed to build an enthusiasm for reading among young children by
making literature come alive.
Henry Godinez, Goodman Theatre's Resident Artistic
Associate and
award-winning director, joins StoryBus educators (and sisters) Belinda and
Maritza Cervantes in a bilingual telling of Eric Kimmel's The Runaway
Tortilla. This Spanish twist on the classic children's tale The Gingerbread
Man was presented to families during the Chicago Humanities Festival at the
Mexican Fine Arts Museum in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Award winning author Jim Aylesworth captivates children with his vivid storytelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
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