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Patricia Storms

Author, Illustrator, Performer

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Patricia

Last Name

Storms

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Ontario

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www.patriciastorms.com

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https://www.facebook.com/PStormsy/

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@artystorms64098

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Bio

I am an author and illustrator of over 30 children's books and humour books. I love to draw, write and sing as well as inspire and encourage young readers.

Available For

School and library visits as well as hosting events. I have been the host/moderator at Word on the Street's Children's Literature Tent for 6 years, and have also hosted a fundraising event at The Echo Women's Choir.

School Visits

JK-K: Patricia performs an entertaining and dramatic reading of The Pirate and the Penguin, as well as a cartoon demonstration.

NEVER LET YOU GO PRESENTATION Patricia shows a slide presentation of her picture book NEVER LET YOU GO, along with a quick drawing demo showing the class how penguin families are similar to people families. After the slide show Patricia demonstrates to the group how to draw a penguin. Time permitting, Patricia encourages the kids to make their penguin look like someone within their family or themselves.

MOON WISHES PRESENTATION! I would read the Moon Wishes story aloud to the kids. I would then discuss general facts about the moon including the story about the first moon landing. I would then do a drawing workshop with the kids, showing them how to draw various moon faces, similar to what is in the book. I would encourage the kids to personalize their moon face, with the hopes of fostering creativity. I would finish with some moon songs.

K- Grade 2 classes: THANKFUL PRESENTATION Patricia sings the song ‘If You’re Thankful And You Know It’ from her new illustrated book with the help of her ukulele and the class. There will be discussion of the holiday Thanksgiving and most important, what we all are thankful for in our lives. A drawing workshop ends this presentation, showing kids how to draw fall images such as pumpkins, scarecrows, leaves and squirrels!

THE GHOSTS GO SPOOKING PRESENTATION! Singing with a ukelele! Drawing! Puppets! Cute ghosties! In this fun Halloween book, THE GHOSTS GO SPOOKING, written by Chrissy Bozik, little ghosts go trick-or-treating by ones, twos and up to ten in this spooky and fun-filled take on ‘The Ants Go Marching’. After the presentation, Patricia engages the audience in a ghost drawing workshop.

Grades 3-6: CREATE A CHARACTER WORKSHOP This workshop engages the class into drawing and creating characters as well as introducing concepts such as setting, characters and action in creating a story. Patricia invites the students to be her art directors, providing ideas of what kind of hair, eyes, nose, clothes, etc., to draw, in order to create their unique character. In the second half of the session Patricia becomes the art director and editor of a picture book. She presents a short silly story and then encourages the audience to illustrate all or part of the story explaining the concepts of setting, characters and action.

Grades 5-12: CREATE A BOOK COVER WORKSHOP The first half of the presentation is a slide show demonstrating the development process in creating book covers for publishers. In the second half of the presentation the class gets to create their own book cover, with guidance and inspiration from myself, if needed.

I can also do workshops for high school and college, focusing on writing craft, writing picture books, illustrating picture books and storyboarding.

Publications

TRADE:

Sun Wishes
written by Patricia Storms
and illustrated by Milan Pavlovic
Groundwood Books, 2022

The Dog's Gardener
written by Patricia Storms and illustrated by Nathalie Dion
Groundwood Books, 2021

Moon Wishes
written by Guy and Patricia Storms and illustrated by Milan Pavlovic
Groundwood Books, 2019

If You're Thankful And You Know It
written by Chrissy Bozik and illustrated by Patricia Storms
Scholastic Canada, 2017

By The Time You Read This
written by Jennifer Lanthier and illustrated by Patricia Storms
Clockwise Press, 2017

The Ghosts Go Spooking
written by Chrissy Bozik and illustrated by Patricia Storms
Scholastic Canada 2015

Never Let You Go
written and illustrated by Patricia Storms
Scholastic Canada, 2013

Kid Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to Grown-Ups, written by Monte Montgomery and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Walker Books, 2012

Snowy Science: 25 Cool Experiments, written by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone, and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic Canada, 2011

Be a Writing Superstar, written by Joel Sutherland and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic Canada, 2010

The Eensy Weensy Book of Little Fingerplays! written and collected by Debbie Carroll, and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Teakettle Press, 2009

The Pirate and the Penguin, written and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Owlkids Books, 2009

Edward and the Eureka Lucky Wish Company, written by Barbara Todd and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Kids Can Press, 2009

13 Ghosts of Halloween, written by Robin Muller and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic Canada, 2007.

The Granny Diaries: An Insider’s Guide for New Grandmothers, written by Adair Lara and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Chronicle Books, 2007.

Good Granny/Bad Granny, written by Mary McHugh and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Chronicle Books, 2007

EDUCATIONAL:

Benny’s Special Day, written by Tara Harte and illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic Canada, 2010

A Sticky Mess, written by Beth Critchley Charlton; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Scholastic Canada, 2006

Room 2B, written by R. J. Frampton; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Isobel and Friends. Storybook 9. AEON Institute of Language Education, 2006

Fifty Little Penguins, written by Jack Booth; illustrated by Patricia Storms. Harcourt Canada, 2004

Performances and Exhibitions

My art has been exhibited at the Toronto Public Library when I was the Illustrator in Residence as part of the Joanne Fitzgerald Illustrator in Residence Program.

I have also had my art showcased at an arts community in Brampton as well as a the CANSCAIP Annual Art Show.

Awards

I came in first for the Ontario Canadian Newspaper Awards as an editorial cartoonist.

Other Memberships

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre, The Writers’ Union of Canada.

CANSCAIP
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
Davisville Centre | 1920 Yonge Street, Suite 241 | Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2

Email: office@canscaip.org
Phone: 1-416-515-1559