Denise Gagné Williamson has a BA in Theatre and Music
from Université du Québec à Montréal,
and a graduate diploma in Early Childhood Education from
the University of Calgary. She has seventeen years of teaching
experience in elementary French Immersion schools as a Kindergarten
or Music
teacher, and as a homeroom teacher of Grades One, Three and
Five. Denise has firsthand knowledge of how much easier it
is for students
to learn a second language when vocabulary is presented in
song and rhyme. She believes in the experience of pure joy
made possible
by singing and presently operates a private practice teaching
voice to teens and adults.
Linda Bunn has been both a commercial and fine artist. Having
completed a diploma in graphic and visual design, Linda’s
first professional work was in the field of advertising. Following
a period of travel and inspiration in Europe, Linda returned
to Canada and studied fine arts at the University of Waterloo.
Upon graduation, she married and started a family. Her first
child was followed by twins and art quickly became a part-time
activity. After thirty-five murals in children’s rooms
and an illustrated children’s book (Moon Canoe), her
children are now of an age where Linda has more time to paint
on canvas and pursue freelance illustration contracts. Teaching
French through Songs and Games is the second time her work
has been included in a book.
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