Dan Wardell Reading Roadtrip 2014
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Mason Liska, 7, left, and Jaxon Lindstrom, 11, volunteer their mom Heather Liska when Dan Wardell calls for an adult to play Snow White — a request that had kids raising hands and parents refusing to make eye contact. Eventually Wardell called upon Children's Librarian Laurie Hotz to help him present the story.
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Dan Wardell coaxes Denny Ehn, 8, to give his best gorilla howl in preparation to play the role of one of Snow White's seven superheroes. Wardell had his young audience up and down through the entire story jumping, flapping, howling and growling, as he told how eating healthy and playing outside can make you a superhero.
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Princess Snow White and some of her seven superheros, played by Ella Champagne, 7, Kellen Bishop, 10, Layla Nore, 8, and Children's Librarian Laurie Hotz, stop their impromptu dance party to figure out what's wrong with their spaceship, during the annual Dan Wardell Reading Roadtrip at the Fort Dodge Public Library.
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Layla Nore, 8, jumps and flaps her arms along with the other kids hoping to be picked as one of Snow White's seven superheroes. Nore's performance got her selected to play the Flying Zebra.
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Alix Lawler, 7, checks out three books (Bearenstein Bears, mostly) following Dan Wardell's storytime. Wardell told the kids to check out some books and read them, and to apply for a totally free library card if they didn't have one.
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Adam Fritz, left, and Mark Fritz show off their dancing skills, as Dan Wardell gets the grown-ups involved in his Reading Roadtrip story time.
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Dan Wardell looks for the next volunteer to play a superhero during his Reading Roadtrip storytime Monday at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Wardell has been here every summer for the past eight years, telling wild tales of robots, pirates and superheroes to encourage kids to shut off the TV and use their imagination.
