I haven't been writing about teaching book arts to kids, because I haven't been. After my stroke, it was just too much to teach at South San Francisco (my special ed teaching job, which doesn't involve any book arts) and to teach at San Francisco Center for the Book with Cathy Miranker. And being a public school teacher, you get great insurance, so I had to let my job with Cathy go.
But now I'm teaching with Cathy again over the summer. So I'm getting the best of both worlds! Public school during the school year, and book arts over the summer. I'm teaching three classes over the summer at Redwood Shores Library: Pop-ups; Japanese Books; and Maps, Maps, Maps. These classes will be for grown-ups who work with kids. Then I'm going to teach at 826 Valencia, which will be with the kids. I've taught for two years (with the exception of last summer) at 826 Valencia, and I love teaching there. The kids are great; they love bookmaking. And the staff and volunteers are great. It's going to be a fun summer!