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Master storyteller, Lonna McKeon Pierce, is best-known for her one-woman show, "A Visit With Laura Ingalls Wilder," which she has performed throughout NY, PA, Pepin, WI, and Europe. A trained actress and singer, Lonna is also an accomplished teaching artist, and has delighted audiences in schools, museums, churches, radio, scout troops, and libraries for over 25 years. Lonna has a passion for the spoken word. As a school librarian, Lonna's goal is to excite children, parents, and teachers about books and literacy. She is a popular workshop presenter and conference speaker on storytelling, children's literature, poetry, character education, and arts in education. She also reviews books & media for professional journals, School Library Journal and School Library Media. She has been a vocal adjudicator for NYSSMA for over 25 years. A mother of five with many talents, Lonna originated a Countywide Poetry Recitation for Children over 25 years ago that continues to flourish to this day, for which she has been named an American Graduate Champion by NPR. She will do anything to get kids to read and listen to stories! http://wskg.org/education/american-graduate-champion-lonna-pierce/?c=education