Award-winning and side-splitting!
Photo: Noel Michelsen
• School Programs
• Concerts
• Keynotes
• Auctioneering
• Mastering Ceremonies
• Private Events
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To book Willy, e-mail us, or call us (800-500-0252).
"Willy's thinking is so quick, his humor so gentle, and his
facility with language so good that our students learn to write
better stories almost instantly."
~ Bruce Shaw, Director Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA
Photo: Tom Raymond (www.freshairphoto.com)
For your school's next event...Choose award-winning storyteller
Willy Claflin!
Your students and staff deserve a storyteller who is inspiring and unforgettable!
Nappa Gold Award * Parents' Choice Gold Awards * ALA Notable Children's Recording Awards *
Parents' Choice Classic Award * IParenting Media Award
Age-appropriate programs for K-12
* Real-life adventures
* Tall tales
* Comic Puppetry
* Story-songs and rhythm games
* Rock & Roll oldies
* Fractured fairy tales
* Folk tales from around the world
Puppet Guest Stars:
MAYNARD - a confused moose who tells scrambled Mother Moose tales.
ROCKY - a fourth grade raccoon songwriter whose tunes were heard on the KidsAmerica radio program.
BILL BUFFALO - famed bison baritone.
GORF - bullfrog, flyswatter percussion master.
Visit Applause to see what others have to say.
To book Willy, e-mail or call us (800-500-0252).
Thirty years experience teaching and curriculum development K-12
Photo: Tom Raymond (freshairphoto.com)
Workshops
STORYTELLING - exploring techniques and styles; folk tales from around the world, American tall tales, fairy tales, real-life stories, puppetry and storytelling, improvisation
PUPPETRY - creating original puppet characters; finding voices for puppets; producing puppet skits by students
SONGWRITING - making up instant songs together; using rhyme schemes; performing songs
FRACTURED FAIRY TALES AND SCRAMBLED NURSERY RHYMES - All children love parodies. Maynard Moose gives examples and uses word games to help students create their own fractured tales
Photo: Noel Michelsen
"Willy represents the very best!"
~ Chris Stevenson, PhD., University of Vermont
Just Imagine! Artist-in-Residence program teaches students
how to create and perform their own stories, songs, and puppet plays.
Just Imagine! focuses on creative writing and performance skills:
Where do stories come from? What makes a story vivid? What makes a puppet
come to life? What is improvisation? How do we use gestures,
facial expressions, and puppet voices?
Just Imagine! teaches a love of language. Children are encouraged
to make up new words, rhyme nonsense sounds, and invent songs and stories.
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For Artist-in-Residence information, e-mail or call us (800-500-0252).
