Barney Saltzberg, a well-known children’s book author, gave a presentation titled “Explore Ways to Motivate Through Art and Music and Play” to School of Education students and staff in February. Teachers from surrounding school districts and literature-loving community members also attended. Each attendee was treated to one of Saltzberg's books along with a delightful dinner.
Saltzberg is the author of “Crazy Hair Day,” a favorite book of children and teachers alike. He also wrote “Andrew Drew and Drew” and “Beautiful Oops” along with many other books for children. In addition to being a writer, Saltzberg is a musician and artist.
He believes that everyone has stories to tell based on the inspirations in daily life. He also believes that mistakes can be transformed into something beautiful. To demonstrate this idea, he asked workshop attendees to draw a line of any kind. They then passed the paper to someone at their table who improved on the line. The paper was passed multiple times, and soon something beautiful emerged from the line and sparked discussion.
Saltzberg visited two local schools and worked with primary classes. The response from the students was overwhelmingly positive.
View a video clip of the event
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