by Karen Lee Jones Karen Lee Jones began writing every day from inspiration as a child in order to escape rural poverty in Virginia. In her book, Stories from the Television Show: Imagination Way, she uses her childhood experiences of living on a farm to create characters such as Duke the Dog, Ms. Goozay, Judge Bacon, and others who are featured in her stories. In 1978, she had her first short children’s story published by the Kuntu Writer’s Workshop at the University of Pittsburgh’s Africana Studies Department. Currently, she is a community producer at PCTV-Channel 21 and has a storytelling show called Imagination Way. Imagination Way has been appearing on this station for approximately ten years. It is a children’s educational program geared towards promoting literacy for young children and their parents. In 1996, Imagination Way received an EXCEL award for the Best Children’s Programming from Shane’s Corner Productions and PCTV-Channel 21. In addition, Imagination Way has appeared in an article by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Newspaper, which features the author and what inspired her to write children’s stories. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Karen Lee Jones has been writing children’s stories since 1978. After a successful career as a nationally recognized poet, Karen also produces a local award-winning television show called Imagination Way at PCTV-Channel 21 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Imagination Way has been produced by Karen for over a decade. This book is a first attempt to publish her own original written works from her show in order to share them with everyone else who may not have seen them in Pittsburgh. Karen lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, children, and grandchild in the East End section of the city. (2006, paperback, 60 pages) Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days. |
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