Who We Are

Hello, all!  My name is Alidis Vicente, and I am a children's book author from New Jersey.  I have been working with children in different capacities for about 15 years and have been a published author for five.

Last year I began a very exciting adventure.  I created a mobile book club for New Jersey children in Preschool and Kindergarten.  During our sessions, we focus on two specific authors and/or illustrators, reading a different title every week.  Each meeting involves a mini lesson, during which children are introduced to a variety of literary concepts (characters, conflict, resolution, setting, etc.)  After reading the weekly story, students incorporate the concept they have learned into an activity... usually it's art but it can also be a group project.

Lastly, the children are challenged to create a group manuscript, which will be "published" by their "publisher" (me) at the end of the session.  Every week they edit their story based upon the mini lesson of the day.  It is truly amazing what these children can create when they understand the evolution of writing and the art behind its creation.  The revisions and scribbles are viewed as necessary steps to achieve a goal as opposed to a correction of a job poorly done.  It is a beautiful thing to work with these young minds, and I am so happy to do it!

Below are images of some creations of the past year.  I hope you enjoy them!  Feel free to check out our Facebook page for more information.. https://www.facebook.com/LittleBookwormsBookClub/

What better way to learn about a story's setting than to build it?!

The journey of our writing.  The original story is always written in black.  Children choose a different color to edit with every week.  Revisions are embraced and are exciting times when these young authors get to add more touches of their imaginations.

This Conflict Resolution Tree helped students reflect upon times they were "Stuck" and the solutions that helped them become "unstuck".  

Creativity bloomed when the bookworms' crayons quit.

Introduction to magical realism with SkippyJon Jones 

After reading Green Eggs & Ham, students  showed what they weren't fans of eating... but, they promised to give them a try.  Thanks, Dr. Seuss!

I couldn't find any Truffula seeds, but strawberry plants are what everyone needs :)

A Play Doh representation of the setting in Skippyjon Jones: Lost in Spice by Judy Schachner