Born to Read Trainers

Dr. Susan Linn, author of The Case for Make Believe, Consuming Kids, and The Hostile Take-over of Childhood, is a psychologist at Judge Baker Children’s Center and Harvard Medical School, and the co-founder/director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. She is an award-winning ventriloquist, internationally recognized for her pioneering use of puppets as a tool in play therapy with children. Her work has been seen on “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood,” the “Today Show,” and “Good Morning America.”

The Friends School of Portland (located on Mackworth Island in Falmouth) is bringing Dr. Linn to Maine next month. She’ll be giving a public lecture at the school on “The Case for Make Believe,” Tuesday, May 12 at 7pm. Earlier that day, she’ll lead a workshop for early childhood educators called “Puppets in the Classroom.” The workshop focuses on using puppets to help children express themselves in the face of the increasingly commercialization of children’s play.

For more information on either the lecture or the workshop, contact the Friends School at 781-6321. Thanks to Kimberly Simmons for letting us know about what promises to be a wonderful day with Dr. Linn.