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Meet Gigi |
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Ask the Author | |
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Hello, I'm Gigi Morales David, and I'm a children's author and a native of Jacksonville, Florida. I speak fluent Spanish and treasure my Cuban heritage. I grew up with many cousins, over 15, who are the inspiration for my work. I began writing poetry while I was in elementary school. My mother, Georgina, sent my poems to Cuba to be translated in a poetic fashion by my grandfather. Several of my poems appear in books such as Creating Readers with Poetry by Dr. Nile Stanley. Besides writing, I have taught pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade. I was also a Vice Principal and Principal of an elementary school. Currently, I am teaching students at University of North Florida who want to become teachers. Peter and the Silent Siren was my first published book for the United Way's Life Act 2 - Multigenerational Early Literacy Collaboration (MELC) project. This was followed by The Little Red Envelopes in 2006. This project was designed to help children value relationships with elderly people in their community. My new book, Just Mollie and Me, is now available. I am married and have two wonderful teenage kids and three black and white cats. My cats’ names are Mini Oreo AKA Mo, Blackout AKA Bo, and Domino. Gigi's News: Gigi has been invited to participate in Jacksonville's premier book festival Much Ado About Books this February. Come visit Gigi at the Main Library downtown on Saturday, February 27. Visit the Much Ado About Books website (www.muchadoaboutbooks.com/) for more information.
Gigi has been invited to participate in the Authors in Schools event of the 2009 Florida Heritage Book Festival in St. Augustine mid September. Gigi recently participated in the Young Authors Workshop at Country Day School, July 2009 - read more from the Florida Times-Union Gigi was invited for author visits to the following St. Johns County Schools: Hickory Creek, Durbin Creek, Julington Creek, and Cunningham Creek the week of April 27 - read more from the St. Augustine Record. The elementary arts-integration curriculum Gigi developed for the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville is now available online: www.culturalcouncil.org/educators/k-12-art-in-public-places-lesson-plans Gigi attended the SCBWI Winter Writing Conference in NYC Feb 2009 including Gigi's poem Words are a Tool is featured in the Florida Reading Association journal, Spring 2009 Twin Lakes Academy Elementary chose Just Mollie and Me as their 2008 September Book of the Month and invited Gigi as their guest author for their kickoff assembly to Launch into Reading and to read one million words. Gigi presented at the Florida Reading Association September 2008 Conference on art-science-literacy integration for elementary teachers Gigi attended a Harvard Graduate School of Education Institute focused on the Project Zero Classroom July 27- Aug 2, 2008
Gigi attended the SCBWI Winter Writing conference in NYC Feb 2008. A collection of Gigi’s picture books, photographs, original illustrations and artifacts that reflect author visits in local public schools was displayed in the front case of the University of North Florida library (Jan 24- Feb 8, 2008).
Gigi was featured in the Winter 2008 University of North Florida Alumni Journal with her recently published picture book Just Mollie and Me. Gigi designed an arts-integration supplemental curriculum for the Cultural Council of Jacksonville that connected pieces of public art with academic content for use by students in Duval County - available as of Fall 2008. Gigi served as a member of the United Way of Northeast Florida Civic Engagement Visionary Task Force. Gigi was invited to Stockton Elementary for an author visit featuring The Little Red Envelopes. Gigi shared activities focused on her book Just Mollie and Me at the UNF Family Fest outdoor family literacy event Sunday, October 21. Gigi's book Just Mollie and Me was chosen as the October 2007 book of the month for Brookview Elementary. She made an author visit land was interview via closed circuit TV. Gigi presented again at the annual Young Writers Workshop for economically disadvantaged students at Jacksonville Country Day in April 2007. Stockton Elementary, Beauclare Elementary, St. Clair Evans Academy, Arlington Heights Elementary, and Alimicani Elementary in Duval County have chosen the Little Red Envelopes as their Book of the Month. Gigi visited Alimicani and Arlington Heights Elementary February 2007. Sheffield Elementary in Duval County chose Gigi's book The Little Red Envelopes as the book of the month for their school. The book of the month is read by all classes and activities are planned for the school inspired by the book. Many children wrote book responses and put them in red mailing envelopes to Gigi. Some classes had made dragon masks. It was a great visit! Gigi was the featured speaker at the September 2006 meeting of the Jacksonville Society of Children Book Writer's and Illustrators. Gigi was a featured author at the UNF Family Fest an outdoor family literacy event on October 8, 2006 on the UNF Nature Trails. Gigi presented at the Florida Reading Association conference October 2006 on Visual Arts and Literacy. Gigi in the News:
Channel 4 Morning Show - 4/26/06
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