Hodge Podge Podcast and Blog is about ALL types of things! Join children’s book author, creative writer, blogger and podcaster, Alison Paul Klakowicz, on her journey to inspire! By way of guest interviews, travel, food, books, all things North Carolina, life as a military spouse and more!
I hope you all are safe, healthy and happy! I’m so excited to share this video of my son’s former First Grade Teacher, Ms. Moylan, read aloud Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck on YouTube ❤️!!!
Take a trip today with Ms. Moylan through the pages of my awesome children’s travel and adventure picture book 📚!
Go here 👉😍: https://youtu.be/0Ev49Ge5-jE
Interested in purchasing your very own copy for your home library? Look here👉: http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com
Hi All! Here are some FREE Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck educational tools to use at home!
I’ve uploaded images for your use to include MBRMT coloring pages as well as “create your own travel book” worksheets!
Just click and save the images to print at home and voila!
I’m also uploading a few fun MBRMT videos to accompany your home projects as well as the MBRMT official website to learn more about me and my awesome book.
You can create your very own adventures with MBRMT here:
http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com
Pam Fries, an award-winning artist and illustrator, has published a lovely children’s picture book titled Something’s Eating the Garden.
The gorgeously illustrated book features an amazing garden adventure with a child and Papa. Papa discovers that something is eating his garden and the child tries to solve the mystery by guessing who the creature culprit could be.
The sweet (and curious) child imagines different animals— like an elephant, giraffe, pig or even a crocodile— nibbling on the garden plants.
But to no avail none are the guilty party!
With each turn of the page, the reader is greeted by whimsical, bright and beautiful, full-page illustrations.
It is a delight to the senses and will help create a curiosity of the outdoors, animal life and vegetables for every young child! A wonderful educational tool, for sure.
The Washington State author Pam Fries, published the book soon after the passing of her husband who the character “Papa” was based around. They were together for 40 years, and the book gave her purpose and a place to remember the legacy of her husband.
She has 5 beautiful grandchildren, a dog and many chickens!
Pam enjoys speaking to schools and Women’s groups, creating breath taking art— and working in the garden.
For more information you can follow her here:
https://www.facebook.com/Pam-Fries-AuthorIllustrator-315272125744988/
Instagram @pamjfriesartist
mightylionpress@gmail.com
Fayetteville, NC-
Jeremy Fiebig is the son of a preacher man who grew up in Missouri following in his father’s footsteps of an inherent love of the performing arts.
Jeremy and I recently spoke on Hodge Podge Podcast about his life devoted to the performing arts.
We talk everything from sweet tea, Shakespeare and life as a theater arts professor at Fayetteville State University.
He gives the 411 on what’s coming to the stage of Sweet Tea Shakespeare— Fayetteville, North Carolina’s beloved and wonderfully talented theater group— and their new podcast on Anchor (which is AMAZING)!
https://www.facebook.com/sweetteashakes/
http://www.sweetteashakespeare.com/
The Sweet Tea Shakespeare Hours Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sweetteashakes
Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck is ready to #hitheroad this spring and summer for #amazingadventures 🗺🏖🏟🛶⛰
How about you? Where are your favorite places to visit?
Family travel is so important in learning about the world around you and making special memories with those you love!
Learn more about Mommy’s Big, Red Monster Truck here: http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com
#familytravel #familyadventures #familytime #roadtrips #letsgoplaces #kidslit #kidsbooks #picturebooks #books #funbooks #awardwinningbooks #trucks #monstertrucks
I just want to thank each indie bookstore, Barnes and Noble, school, library and other venue that has allowed me to visit for story-time and author events.
It is so crucial for authors to receive this exposure and welcome. I have worked extremely hard to cultivate an educational, fun and engaging program.
I would be so grateful to anyone out there with a young child, grandchild or elementary school aged child who would like for me to visit their school, local bookstore, library or other family friendly venue to reach out to me or the venue and request me to visit!!!
This would help me so much and I would be forever in your debt— and THANKFUL.
http://www.alisonpaulklakowicz.com
Thanks Kindly,
Alison Paul Klakowicz
New York, New York—
Poetic Theater Productions’ 5th Annual showcase of original work by veterans—Veterans Voices— expressing their experiences and stories from within and beyond the military will be held this coming Saturday, March 7th at 2pm at Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY. The event will feature theater, poetry and music.
According to Eastern North Carolina native and veteran Omar Columbus— whose poetry will be featured at the event, “Poetic Theater Productions’ 5th annual showcase of original work by veterans, Veteran Voices calls upon the traditions of past warrior cultures such as the Greeks, Romans, and Native Americans, who welcomed their military home in rituals of storytelling.
Reviving these practices, military veteran artists take the stage to share their stories and experiences in a way that is both healing and informs others, sharing the moral burden of war.
Following the showcase, there will be a post-show discussion on the movement to support existing and new programming in New York which highlights veteran voices…
Veterans and students can get $15 discount tickets (just choose the veteran or student option when purchasing online)… And please know that any veteran that wants to attend will not be turned away due to a lack of funds.”
https://poetictheaterproductions.ticketspice.com/veteranvoices2020
