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What's New at Margaret Clauder Presents?

Coming Summer 2012 - I Detect A Tale with Imma Sleuth!

Margaret, a.k.a. detective "Imma Sleuth", will take junior gumshoes on an adventure trying to find a story in the library that Margaret is supposed to tell to the kids. Books will be lined up on the table with various titles. Using their powers of deduction, clues, a fingerprint matching book, and a secret code, the junior detectives will figure out which story Imma will finally tell! 3 stories will be utilized in detective school. The first, Ruth the Sleuth, will be told at the beginning of the show. This is a story about a little girl, Ruth, who likes to play detective. She uses her detective skills to solve the case of the missing pizza. This is an original story written by Margaret's son, John, who hopes to publish this story!

The 2nd story used in detective training, Why A Disguise, is a comical classic which advises on why children would want to wear disguises. For example, if you are wearing a disguise, your parents won't recognize you and ask you to take out the trash,or wash the dishes, or play with your little sister! An audience volunteer will be dressed up in a funny outfit with a trench coat, glasses, hat, and beard as Imma tells this tale as part of detective school.

Finally, clues, a fingerprint matching book, and a secret code are used to eliminate the "suspect books." One-by-one the Jr. detectives will find their list of suspects has dwindled down to just 3 possible choices. By breaking a secret code the name of the culprit book is revealed: Dogzilla by Dave Pilkey. Imma will then tell this story to the children in the final bit of fun.

This show will be offered for the summer 2012 season. Book your date as quickly as you can to insure the time you want is open! Consider booking with neighboring libraries, too, for a per show discount!

Weeks of fun with Mother Goose at the Texas State Fair! (Sept. 24 - Oct. 17)

The stage is filled with some of the 200+ kids who came to the show on October 4. Stop and see the show when you are at the fair!		The children are showing their favorite book. (This photo is completely unstaged, and no child was bribed with candy . . . )

2010, Margaret performed the Mother Goose show in the Children's Activity Center. This was part of the Every Child Ready To Read program created by the Dallas Public Library. Margaret promoted literacy with fun rhyming lead by Mother Goose. An assortment of puppet characters add mirthful mischief to the show, which is built on Mother Goose rhymes. With support from Atmos Energy, and the Texas Commission of the Arts, children were introduced into the joy of language, and encouraged to create their own rhymes.

Mother Goose is welcoming the audience in for the next show! It's a hit with kids and fun for adults!		Poor Goosie has fainted. Will they be able to save the beloved puppet? Come to the show and find out!

	Mother Goose with several children and different editions of her rhymes. Learning can be fun as the smiles on these children demonstrates!

Mother Goose & THE Bookworm attended 2009 TLA: For the third year in a row, Margaret Clauder met with librarians from all over Texas at the Texas Library Association 2009 Convention in Houston. She appeared as Mother Goose and as THE Bookworm during the 3 days of the event.

December 3, 2007: THE Bookworm performed November 16 at Zavalla Elementary in Grand Prairie for part of Telebration, sponsored by Target and the Grand Prairie Arts Council. All the children at Zavalla Elementary came to the library to soak up several of THE Bookworm's favorite stories! Children ranged from Kindergarten through 5th graders.

March 26, 2007 - Marti Elementary School celebrates Author's Day with the Bookworm! Read all about it in the Cleburne Times-Review. You can see a big close up picture of the Bookworm performing!

September 18, 2006 - What does an 8 year veteran libararian think about Margaret's Mother Goose half-day program?

"Thanks for such a wonderful performance at Range Elementary on Friday. The teachers have been raving about you. They say you are the best author/performer I have ever had here.They also say their students are rhyming better than ever. They really get it!

You made the Spotlight story on our MISD website!

I will definitely be in touch with you for future programs!"

Elizabeth
Range Elementary, Mesquite ISD

September 8, 2006 - MCP characters on TV! Have you seen the show on channel 33, WFAA in Dallas for the Young Audiences "Awesome Arts Festival" in Plano, TX? The Original Mother Goose and THE Bookworm are featured in the program! The Original Mother Goose and THE Bookworm are audience favorites (available through MCP) and they will be performing at the festival September 9!

June 15, 2006 - MCP Promotional page added! You may now click here and find a page with low resolution and high resolution photographs of Margaret characters to use for promotional purposes. All her characters have small and large photos available for e-mail or web uses, and many of her characters have high resolution PDF photos for printing.

June 7, 2006 - "Readers Are Champions" makes its debut! THE Bookworm summer reading show has the first worldwide performance in Henrietta! Get an official t-shirt at the on-line store, check the calendar for the library near you, and come join the funnest and funniest reading show this year! Find out why "Readers Are Champions", and become a reading champ too!

June 2006 - Books, books, books! You may now find the books that Margaret uses to create her shows and purchase them, all from the MCP web site! Purchases are made through Amazon.com, which provides a secure way to make purchases through the internet. Read a synopsis of the book, and why Margaret chose it for her show. This is a great way to find books to share with your children!

June 2006 - Online reservation is ready! To help you get the show you want, on the date you want, MCP has added online forms to speed up the reservation process. From the school, library, or preschool page, click the reservation form link, and in about 5 minutes, you can request a date and show without the hassle of phone tag. (Please check the calendar first to be sure the time you want is open.) Requests will be processed in the order they are sent, so put on the coffee, and while it brews, schedule the next appearance by a beloved MCP character!

May 2006 - Official Merchandise! You can now get official Bookworm merchandise from the Margaret Clauder Presents web site. We've got cups, t-shirts (even toddler sizes for young readers) and a book bag! Show the world that Readers Are Champions with official THE Bookworm merchandise! (And thank you for your support!)

January 2006 - Readers are Champions:  The Bookworm’s 2006 summer reading club show.  Wormy magic and an emphasis on reading helping you to grow up to be anything you want to be!  Ready date - May 25 2006. This show is now booking!

December 2005 - Snow Queen is now booking!

Steam, Water, Snow and Ice with The Snow Queen

This show is really a SCIENCE show teaching the children all about the different forms that water can take.  Children will find it fascinating to watch the various magic tricks that demonstrate Steam, Ice, and Snow, and learn about how clouds are formed.  They will also learn about deserts and the coldest places on earth.  Chilly the Penguin is the Snow Queen’s puppet side kick, who performs a hilarious magic trick where he reads the children’s minds.  Finally, the theme of diversity is touched on as Snow Queen demonstrates through some very moving musical magic that we should judge others not by what we see of them on the outside, but by what is in their heart.  Age 4 up. 

This show fills an important need - presenting science in a way that interests girls.