@leefodi
Kidlit author who teaches creative writing + 🧳 Traveler 🐉 Maker of dragon eggs ❤️ Dad he/him 🧹 Spell Sweeper & more Rep'd by Rachel Letofsky https://linktr.ee/leefodi @canscaip.bsky.social
There’s a beautiful hotel in the Korean countryside that I have been grateful to visit many times, a place to play& work & teach. And there is a beautiful cat who, one day, decided to create art for me, a tortoise shell resting on a sea of red.
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Some of the fun door props we made in my creative writing class. This was a great activity for the kids to activate a different part of their brains (their Artist Intelligence!). Also pleased to see some strong door descriptions creep into their writing!
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Kate Bingaman-Burt:
“The goal: create a space where ideas bounce around, where mistakes are OK, where everyone feels like they have something to offer.”
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B ads of water cradled by a gentle lotus leaf. Last summer, during my stay in Seoul, I made many visits to Bongeunsa Temple and enjoyed the peaceful walkways and small marvels found in quiet corners.
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Craig Mod:
“Boredom: the great engine of creativity.”
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This author’s eye brings you a view of the sky from the forest floor. Or, in my imagination, a giant who fell from the clouds and ripped a hole through the canopy of trees.
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It’s Freedom To Read Week, an annual event that encourages us to reaffirm our commitment to critical thinking, intellectual freedom, & education.
The freedom to read can never be taken for granted, even in Canada. Keep the conversation going—and keep reading!
#FTRW26 #FreedomToRead
This is waiting for my son when he gets home today: I’M BUSY - with illustrations by one of our household’s favourite #kidlit creators, @debbieohi.com, and written by @michaelianblack.bsky.social. (My son’s stuffy is getting a sneak-peek before him!)
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Georgia O’Keefe:
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.”
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I downloaded the fun door-hanger template by @debbieohi.com for the new picture book, I’M BUSY, by her & @michaelianblack.bsky.social (out next week!)
The 7-yr-old decided he was busy stopping his fav stuffy from causing mischief…
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This author’s eye brings you a dancing starfish. Unless you see something different . . .
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In my recent interview on the Edu-Kate podcast, I celebrate one of my favourite passions: #creativeeducation.
Kate and I spoke about strategies to implement in the classroom—and home—to help improve our kids mental, emotional, & overall creative health.
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Austin Kleon:
“What if you replaced your dread with curiosity?”
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I’ve been enjoying @teachergorman’s new serial novel, TILTING AT WINDMILLS. Gives me lots of Terry Pratchett vibes. You can check out the Youtube or podcast versions here:
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Detail of a whimsical sea creature I noticed last summer while we were wandering down the street in Halifax. Brought to you by #AEye.
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Cynthia Kadohata:
"Books are music for my mind and my imagination.”
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Love these gorgeous fox doorknockers I’m adding to my collection. They were gifted to me by the principal of a local school after I delivered my workshop where we designed secret doorways! My son has already put a claim on one of them . . .
In today’s school visit, we imagined characters through their suitcases! Taking inspiration from my book The Secret of Zoone, we developed fun ideas for characters such as Candy Smuggler, Shapeshifting Spy, Magical Creature Spy, etc., & filled their suitcases with the items that defined them.
Ooh! Love these dragon eggs that students crafted in connection to Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers. Gorgeous!
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Fun school visit today talking all things Kendra and Zoone. And I might have just achieved the pinnacle of my career; Kendra’s Land of Een made it on the classroom’s signpost pointing to fantastical realms!
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Thank you!
My favourite part of the fridge (not shown here) was the front door, which had a reminder for a tooth-dirtying appointment at the dentist!
Presenting to my son’s own classroom is always a different sort of author visit! We had fun designing the contents of a monster’s fridge—here the kids have decided to temporarily abandon their own fridges and add to the one I’m modelling at the front.
The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from E.L. Konigsburg:
“Often the search proves more profitable than the goal.”
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Reading Lights Turns 10!
You might not know that Vancouver is home to a unique project to celebrate BC kidlit—a project that's celebrating its ten-year anniversary!
Find out more here: www.vpl.ca/readinglights
A weary wooden post puts on his sleeping cap and prepares for a long slumber. Brought to you by #AEye.
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Grace Lin:
“Your imagination will create many friends.”
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In my imagination, this a drowning snowperson. Did they run afoul of the dreaded Snowflake Gang?
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The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
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A frozen forest in miniature. When I spotted this on a winter walk, I imagined tiny explorers trekking through this foreboding—but beautiful—landscape.
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