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Walter M. Mayes

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Walter M. Mayes advocates for children and books across the country as a writer, storyteller, seminar presenter, and lecturer on various topics all expanding on his professional motto: "Love, food, clothing, shelter...BOOKS!"

Librarian at The Girls' Middle School in Palo Alto, CA, Walter has served multiple times as a judge for the LA Times Book Prize, as well as the Michael Printz Award, Margaret A. Edwards Award, the Odyssey Award, and the William C. Morris Award. He is the author of WALTER THE GIANT STORYTELLER'S GIANT BOOK OF GIANT STORIES and co-author of VALERIE & WALTER'S BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN with San Jose bookseller Valerie Lewis.

A professional storyteller and actor who has appeared in dozens of plays and musicals around the Bay A ...more

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	The Dragon in the Sock Drawer (Dragon Keepers, #1) by Kate Klimo, Walter M. Mayes (Goodreads Author) (Reader) 3.90 avg rating — 3,012 ratings — published 2008 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Hen by Rebecca Emberley, Walter M. Mayes (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Ed Emberley 3.67 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valerie & Walter's Best Books for Children: A Lively, Opinionated Guide by Walter M. Mayes (Goodreads Author), Walter M. Mayes (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walter the Giant Storyteller's Giant Book of Giant Stories by Walter M. Mayes (Goodreads Author), Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children: A Lively, Opinionated Guide by Walter M. Mayes (Goodreads Author), Valerie Lewis (Joint Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mayes Anthology 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Walter’s Quotes

“Facts are the enemy of truth.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

tags: truth

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“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.”
― Martha Graham

tags: art, be-yourself, creativity, dance, dancing, expression, self-expression

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