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"A Witch is a Witch...
"A Witch is a Witch...
All the Time"Tania Stenbeck was born and raised in Northern Alberta, Canada. She has always had artistic interests, but has had little formal art instruction. Her favorite artsy things are photography, Celtic knotwork (painting), and writing. Tania went to Red Deer College and graduated with her Community Rehabilitation Services Diploma in 1999. She is happily married and has 4 children in her home and the family dog, Dallas. She is an Educational Assistant in an elementary school and enjoys her time working with children.
Her first published book, A Witch is a Witch...All the Time, is now available for orders (first editon September 2009). The story is about a little witch and what she does for fun in the different seasons. The story is to show that even though we are different, we all have our own version of fun! The photography and illustrations in this book are fun and beautiful. The photos were taken in Alberta, Canada. Tania sketched the illustrations, then finished them digitally. All the illustrations and photography are done by Tania. Book and artwork are © Tania Stenbeck.
Her first published book, A Witch is a Witch...All the Time, is now available for orders (first editon September 2009). The story is about a little witch and what she does for fun in the different seasons. The story is to show that even though we are different, we all have our own version of fun! The photography and illustrations in this book are fun and beautiful. The photos were taken in Alberta, Canada. Tania sketched the illustrations, then finished them digitally. All the illustrations and photography are done by Tania. Book and artwork are © Tania Stenbeck.
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Excerpt from the next book by Tania Stenbeck
"The Pirate Librarian"
Synopsis
A young boy and his new found friend investigate rumors about the school librarian being a pirate. They find out about their imaginations, adventure and friendship. A story about getting past what we first see in a person and what real friends are.
Excerpt
“Bam, Bam,” read the librarian, Ms. Parotte. Jordy jumped, his heart pounding. “The canons echoed back at the pirate’s ship, as it raced toward the limping schooner,” she continued.
She turned the page, all 24 pairs of 5 year old eyes were glued to her and the book. Jordy shifted a little bit to get comfortable. It was only a week into kindergarden and he was still trying to figure out if the stories he heard were true. This was the first time the class had met the librarian, Ms. Parotte and she was reading a pirate story to them.
“Abandon ship! shouted the schooner captain, Long John Silver’s ship is near!” Ms. Parotte paused, she turned the page very slowly. Jordy played with his shoe lace. He was sitting in front of her but he couldn’t look at her. He was a little afraid and a little curious about Ms. Parotte. To him, she was old. He thought that she looked about 100 (She was really in her early 50’s). She wore her glasses half way down her nose and peered at the kids, stopping at Jordy, then she continued reading.
Jordy had briefly seen Ms. Parotte earlier that week and she seemed to walk a bit odd, like she had a limp. He wondered if the story about her having a carved wooden foot was true. Kids in some of the other grades had told Jordy and the other kindergardeners that she read pirate stories every week to each class in the school. There were 10 classes in their elementary school. That was a lot of the pirate stories! There were other rumors about her too.
Excerpt
“Bam, Bam,” read the librarian, Ms. Parotte. Jordy jumped, his heart pounding. “The canons echoed back at the pirate’s ship, as it raced toward the limping schooner,” she continued.
She turned the page, all 24 pairs of 5 year old eyes were glued to her and the book. Jordy shifted a little bit to get comfortable. It was only a week into kindergarden and he was still trying to figure out if the stories he heard were true. This was the first time the class had met the librarian, Ms. Parotte and she was reading a pirate story to them.
“Abandon ship! shouted the schooner captain, Long John Silver’s ship is near!” Ms. Parotte paused, she turned the page very slowly. Jordy played with his shoe lace. He was sitting in front of her but he couldn’t look at her. He was a little afraid and a little curious about Ms. Parotte. To him, she was old. He thought that she looked about 100 (She was really in her early 50’s). She wore her glasses half way down her nose and peered at the kids, stopping at Jordy, then she continued reading.
Jordy had briefly seen Ms. Parotte earlier that week and she seemed to walk a bit odd, like she had a limp. He wondered if the story about her having a carved wooden foot was true. Kids in some of the other grades had told Jordy and the other kindergardeners that she read pirate stories every week to each class in the school. There were 10 classes in their elementary school. That was a lot of the pirate stories! There were other rumors about her too.
