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Summer program 2011: Diggin’ Up Good Books. A program filled with music, puppets, origami and story-telling featuring Lisa’s favorite books from childhood. Lots of audience participation and original story songs. All ages. Although many of the books are for younger children, I will have the older students up front helping me with the story-telling. Fun for all!!

Summer 2010 Library Show

Come take a journey on trains. Come meet all of our great Texas Critters at Lisa's 2010 summer library program.Travel on the old American railroad, fly to the remote jungles of the world with Gus, the grizzola, and soar into the solar system with a new little alien friend. Watch colors and stars come afire with a black light glow.

Texas Cowgirl and Critters 2009

Come meet all of our great Texas Critters at Lisa's new summer library program. Making appearances will be the mockingbird, the longhorn, the monarch butterfly, the armadillo, the Mexican free-tail bat, the Texas horned lizard and the unofficial state snake, the Rattlesnake. Also appearing will be Duke the cowboy telling Tall Tales by the campfire. Lisa will be singing original songs while playing guitar and even playing a bit of harmonica. Be ready for an uninvited visit from a non-native species (Wogstead the poison dart frog) and learn how this can be disruptive to the environment. (Don't worry-they're all PUPPETS!!)

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After cancelling most programs last year due to a family emergency, Lisa is very excited to be back in the saddle again (so to speak) and entertain and educate children once again. Thanks to all of you who helped our family get through the trauma of last summer.

Summer 2009 Library performances (Texas Cowgirl and Critters unless otherwise noted)

June 9: 2:00 Angleton Library

June 16: 10:00, 11:15 South Regional Library (The Woodlands)

June 17: 10:30 Deer Park Library

June 18: 3:00 First Colony Library Origami Workshop for Teens (must be registered)

June 22: 10:00, 11:00 Stewart library (Montgomery)

June 23: 2:00, 3:00 First Colony Library

June 24: 2:00 Pearland Library (need tickets)

June 30: 10:30 Kendall Library

July 2: 6:30, 7:30 Helen Hall Library (League City)

July 7: 10:30 Hillendahl Library

July 7 2:00,3:00 Conroe Central Library

July 8: 10:00 Conroe Central Library

July 8: 2:00 Stewart (Montgomery) Origami workshop for teens (must be registered)

July 14: 10:30 Willis Library

July 16 10:30 Magnolia Library

July 21: 10:30, 11:30 Pasadena Library

July 22: 10:15 Freeport Library

July 23: 3:00 Barbara Bush Library (Cypress) Party at the Library

August 4: 11:00 Northwest Library

Party at the Library Summer 2008

Celebrate the Jubilee anniversary of Texas Reading Club with a “Party in the Library!!”. Lisa Jastram of Oasis for Children leads the party with singing, dancing, puppetry, ventriloquism and story-telling from around the world. Learn how people in other countries celebrate and discover the many holidays and celebrations from around the world. Meet “Squawk”, the singing origami bird . All students will take home a little Squawk, hand folded by Lisa’s mother.

Sailing Away on books: An Island Odyssey 2007

Lisa Jastram of Oasis for Children takes the audience on a sailing odyssey around the world featuring books, songs, puppets and stories from different island countries. We will go to Hawaii, New Zealand, Borneo, Japan and Jamaica and perhaps some other islands where we will learn about the cultures and music and perhaps even hula! Tango the Orangutan will make his third summer appearance and is sure to delight the children once again!