Author Talk: The Story Behind the StoriesZarah C. Gagatiga, Teacher LibrarianAuthor, Blogger, Board Representative for Librarians, PBBYReading Advocate and Library Consultant

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My First Library Card

When I was a little girl...I loved to sing. I still do.

I joined declamation contests.

I kept diaries and wrote in journals.

I am now a grown up!I love to sing!

I tell and write stories

I blog!

I am a LIBRARIAN.

It’s cool to be a grown up!

It’s fun being a grown up!

Being a grown up is being responsible

Responsibility = Honest work

The Tale of Tales From the 7,000 Isles

Sagada, Benguet

Panglao, Bohol

A lot of reading, writing and research!

* Writing proposal

* Pre-writing- Research- Field work and interviews

* Writing the folk stories* Revision and editing* Proof reading* Publication

Writing Picture Books

YAY! New books!

Let’s try some writing exercises!

Use these pictures to tell a story. Note that it follows a sequence: beginning, middle and end. Choose a main character or narrator. It can be the cake or a person who eats the cake. Use your imagination! Have fun! Share your story.