Books

Item Description

Collection of Favorite Read Aloud Books by Rayna Dineen, founder of Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences and Santa Fe nonprofit Reading Quest.

This auction package includes seven books chosen by Rayna. Winning bidder will also receive a personal note from Rayna about this collection.

The Star Gift (Flavia's Dream Maker Stories, 8) by Flavia Weedn
An orphaned little girl gives her scarf, bread, and jacket to people less fortunate than she, and then while she sleeps, the stars guide her to a family that invites her to live with them.

Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson
There's always room for one more at the Panda Palace! This sweet and funny counting book is celebrating 25 years in print, proven read-aloud winner at home and in the classroom!

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered.

Elmer by David Mckee
David McKee's comical fable about everyone's favorite patchwork elephant teaches readers to be themselves and celebrates the power of laughter.

Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel
Fresh and funny, Michael Recycle will entertain young and old while gently imparting an important message about recycling and environmental awareness.

One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck
Sophia tries varied techniques to get the giraffe she wants more than anything in this playfully illustrated story about the nuances of negotiation.

The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
The heartwarming, strongly moral tale supports important values, and the detailed illustrations, featuring dozens of lovingly rendered quilt patterns, offer hours of delight.

Books are provided by Collected Works and underwritten by Founder, Rayna Dineen and Board Chair, Michael Coop.

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Item Special Note

About Rayna Dineen (from Reading Quest website)
Rayna has worked in education for 40 years. She received two master's degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University, in addition to doctoral work at Colorado State University. Rayna has taught students from preschool to grade 12 and is passionate about literacy, joyful project based learning, inclusive practices, positive classroom management and service learning.

She co-directed the Cariño Community Children's program for Santa Fe Public Schools and taught children with special needs at New Vistas. In 2000, she founded an EL Education prek-8 school in Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences) where she served as teacher and principal for 13 years.

Rayna has also worked as an EL Education School Consultant serving Santa Fe Public Schools and schools in Australia, India, New Mexico, Arizona, West Virginia, Utah, Idaho and Colorado. She facilitates national education institutes and works with experiential education organizations both here and overseas. She also consulted for Discover Learning, a Gates Foundation collaboration between Save the Children and UC Berkeley which supports a project based learning program for children ages 10-11 in Tanzania. She has consulted for Harlem Village Academies and two schools in India, Polymath School and Heritage Xperiential Learning School. She founded Hooked on Books and Reading is Magic in 2012 and began Reading Quest in 2015. She believes in the power of young people to change our world and loves supporting children as they discover the joy of reading.