Little Ladybird seeks a Husband - a pattern children's book

Picture books that use rhyme and repeat words and phrases help emerging readers gain confidence in reading as they “know” what is coming next before they even read the words. The patterned cadence of these books not only makes them fun to read aloud, it also makes it easier to read as children connect printed text with sounds and words they already know verbally.

Little Ladybird is a very nice and pretty maiden who feels very sad because she lives alone. She has no charming husband with whom to share the joys of life. Facebook had not yet been invented, and our Little Ladybird is too poor to have a social life and meet a husband. But one day, when sweeping the kitchen, she finds a gold coin. She is rich! Time has come for her to seek a husband!

Alas, after too much choice she picks the wrong husband...

"Little Ladybird seeks a Husband", as any of Dulce's kids plays, is written not only as a reader’s entertainment, or as a source for stage performance. It can as well be used for reading in a classroom, or for after-school programs: scripts are held by the readers; lines don’t need being memorized. The stage in this particular could be the front of a classroom; an actual stage isn’t needed. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures. Children love it!

The author’s own experience has shown her that children and juveniles with no deep interest in books, and who struggle with reading, gain confidence and get involved in reading as they practice and master simple theatre scripts. With these experiences in mind, any of Dulce’s plays is aiming to help teachers and students stage it if they so wish.

"Little Ladybird seeks a Husband" was written to be performed by actors before an audience of children, young adults and families. This three-act play is ideal for a cast of ten to twenty children with language and memory skills or for a mix of adults and children, for fun and entertaining. It is appropriate to be performed by children aged 8 to 12.

Dulce Rodrigues – Author
Jannini Rosa – Helvetia Editions
Av General Guisan 52
CH-1800 - Vevey – Switzerland
Tel: +41 79 874 11 16
E-Mail: jannini@helvetiaeditions.com

About the Author
Award-winning author Dulce Rodrigues is the happy grandmother of two lovely little girls. She has authored fifteen children’s books published in several languages (including Chinese), two travelogues, and a novel. She also has contributions in international anthologies and writes in newspapers and magazines. She speaks six living languages and translates most of her own books. Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal, Dulce Rodrigues received a scholarship to study at the Goethe-Institut in Germany, and one for a scientific course with the Open University in the UK, and wound up living in many different countries around Europe. Now retired after a career that included working for NATO and as a translator for the U.S. Military, she currently lives in Portugal. She was awarded a few literary prizes: while the Honourable Mention awarded at the 2013 Hollywood Book Festival came from the US, eight other prizes came from Europe, including Honourable Mention at the 2013 London Book Festival. A few of her kids' plays were performed in countries in Europe. In addition to writing she enjoys travelling, gardening, photography, music, and pets. She also has a passion for History and for all forms of Art that transmit Beauty. She created the educational website for children www.barry4kids.net (in four languages). Please also visit her at www.dulcerodrigues.info.

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