Dianne de Las Casas

Dianne de Las Casas

Dianne de Las Casas is an author and award-winning storyteller who tours internationally. De Las Casas is a Filipina-American, born in the Philippines, on January 15, 1970. As a child, she lived in the Philippines, Hawaii, Spain and traveled across Europe and the United States. Her father was in the United States Navy. She resides in the New Orleans, Louisiana area with her husband and eleven-year-old daughter. Her twenty-one-year-old daughter is an art student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

De Las Casas is a Southern Artistry Artist, Louisiana State Roster Artist, a Louisiana Touring Directory Artist, and a Mississippi Arts Education Demonstration Roster Artist. She is the author of many children's books including The Cajun Cornbread Boy (Pelican Publishing Co.; 2009), Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach (Pelican Publishing Co.; 2009), Mama's Bayou (Pelican Publishing.; 2010), The Gigantic Sweet Potato (Pelican Publishing Co.; 2010), There's a Dragon in the Library (Pelican Publishing Co.; 2011); The House That Witchy Built (Pelican Publishing Co.; 2011), and Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate (Pelican Publishing Co.; 2011).

Her educational resource books include: Story Fest: Crafting Story Theater Scripts (Teacher Ideas Press; 2005), Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling (Teacher Ideas Press; 2006), Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and Take (Libraries Unlimited; 2007), The Story Biz Handbook: How to Manage Your Storytelling Career from the Desk to the Stage (Libraries Unlimited; 2008), Tangram Tales: Story Theater Using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle (Teacher Ideas Press; 2008), and Scared Silly: 25 Tales to Tickle and Thrill (Libraries Unlimited; 2009), Stories on Board: Creating Board Games from Favorite Tales (Libraries Unlimited; 2010), A is for Alligator: Draw and Tell Tales from A-Z (Libraries Unlimited; 2011), Tell Along Tales: Playing with Participation Stories (Libraries Unlimited; 2011), and Tales from the 7,000 Isles: Filipino Folk Stories (Libraries Unlimited; 2011).

Her children's audio CDs, Jambalaya ~ Stories with Louisiana Flavor; World Fiesta: Celebrations in Story and Song; and Jump, Jiggle & Jam ~ A Rhythmic Romp Through Story Land have received numerous awards and reviews in national publications in the United States.

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Published Children's Books

  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2011. ISBN 9781455614592
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. The House That Witchy Built. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2011. ISBN 9781589809659
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. There's a Dragon in the Library. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2011. ISBN 9781589808447
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. The Gigantic Sweet Potato. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2010. ISBN 9781589807556
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Mama's Bayou. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2010. ISBN 9781589807877
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2009. ISBN 9781589806863
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. The Cajun Cornbread Boy. Gretna, Louisiana. Pelican Publishing Company. 2009. ISBN 1589802247

Published Professional Books

  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Tales from the 7,000 Isles: Filipino Folk Stories. Santa Barbara, California. Libraries Unlimited. 2011. ISBN 9781598846980
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Tell Along Tales! Playing with Participation Stories. Santa Barbara, California. Libraries Unlimited. 2011. ISBN 978159846355
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. A is for Alligator: Draw and Tell Tales from A-Z. Santa Barbara, California. Libraries Unlimited. 2011. ISBN 9781598849295
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Stories on Board: Creating Board Games from Favorite Tales. Santa Barbara, California. Libraries Unlimited. 2010. ISBN 9781591588267
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Scared Silly: 25 Tales to Tickle and Thrill. Santa Barbara, California. Libraries Unlimited. 2009. ISBN 9781591587323
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Tangram Tales: Story Theater Using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle. Westport, Connecticut. Libraries Unlimited. 2009. ISBN 1591586524
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. The Story Biz Handbook: How to Manage Your Storytelling Career from the Desk to the Stage. Westport, Connecticut. Libraries Unlimited. 2008. ISBN 1591587309
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and Take. Westport, Connecticut. Libraries Unlimited. 2008. ISBN 1591585368
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling. Westport, Connecticut. Libraries Unlimited. 2006. ISBN 1591584043
  • de Las Casas, Dianne. Story Fest: Crafting Story Theater Scripts. Westport, Connecticut. Libraries Unlimited. 2005. ISBN 159469009X

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