Margaret as Herself! Most of the time, she is so well disguised by her character, children do not realize it is the same lady under the costume! Don't worry, we'll never tell the secret!

Kids Laugh as they Learn!
Imagine an audience of 250 children sitting in their seats whisper silent as they wonder what kind of book THE Bookworm is reading?  One child turns to another and states softly, “she’s reading a scary book.”  Another one says, “No, it’s a funny book.”  A little girl near the front in a pink dress says, “It’s a love story with a princess.”  Without saying a word, Margaret Clauder as THE Bookworm, has her audience captivated.  THE Bookworm closes her book and says, “And they lived happily ever after.”  THE Bookworm looks up from her book and notices the audience for the very first time.  “Oh, I didn’t see you come in, “she exclaims as the children laugh and giggle.  Margaret has the full attention of her audience with hardly a word. 

Do you want children laughing as they are learning?  Do you want children to be on the edge of their seats with anticipation of what’s coming next?  Do you want children to be so engaged with the program that they talk about it for weeks later?  Then you want a Margaret Clauder school, library, or preschool program.

Margaret knows kids.   She has performed for thousands of children in hundreds of schools and libraries across in Dallas/Ft. Worth, and all over Texas, delighting audiences with her interactive storytelling, her puppets, ventriloquism, her magic and humor.  She knows that getting children to remember a message is much easier if you can entertain them as they are learning.  A former pre-school teacher herself and current professional clown, Margaret ties humor into all her educational messages.  She has worked for Young Audiences of North Texas as both Mother Goose and THE Bookworm since 2000. Young Audiences is an Arts in Education Agency that sends performing artists into schools mostly in the Dallas area.  Her shows “Mother Goose Reading and Rhyming” and “Let’s Read with THE Bookworm” are both accredited school shows meeting TEKS standards for K – 2nd grade.