Elyse Aronson-Van Breemen, Writer, Storyteller And Teacher, is the creator of MZ GOOSE, THE MODERN DAY MOTHER GOOSE®.
Mz Goose, the Modern Day Mother Goose® her trademarked name. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Speech and Theater, Elyse took on the persona in 1981. Her early training in the arts including dance, dramatics, violincello.
In 7th grade she was the winner of the Illinois State Speech Contest for best humorous reading and was the first chair cellist at Northwester University High School summer camp. She was an actress at the University of Wisconsin Theater and an actress in summer stock children’s theater, playing the “White Queen” in “Alice and Wonderland” and the “Princess” in “Aladdin.” After college she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
MZ GOOSE IS KNOWN FOR HER NON-VIOLENT NURSERY RHYMES AND STORIES.
HER PURPOSE: To provide children with uplifting literature that increases their imagination and creativity; to bring the literature to life through the art of storytelling. To inspire and encourage children to create aesthetic products through creative dramatics, creative writing and movement, utilizing music as well.
SIDELINE – AN INTERESTING BEGINNING:
Karen Black, actress, known for Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider, Nashville, was a friend of Elyse’s. They met at Karen’s house one day and Karen invited her to write a story with her, each one writing one line, the other, the next. The resultant story, The Lonely Dragon, exists today, and her honor, it should be published. Elyse cherishes that story, as she cherishes Karen’s memory. It was an impetus to her creating Mz Goose.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
PUBLICATIONS: Early works were “Alphabet in Rhymes,” “Crab and the Cat,” “Many Ways of Being Me,” “My Five Senses” all published by Abilities Research, Los Angeles.
Self published The Rhymes and Songs of Mz Goose and “The Happy Without Drugs Song.”
Authored the Mz Goose Color Me Cookbook, a sugarless, healthful, easy to do cookbook, published by LaFray Publishing, which sold 8,000 in Florida.
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Authored The Happiness Fables, 26 fables like Aesop, with modern day morals, where the children guess “the lesson of the story.”This, her most recent book,is published in seven languages: English, German, Czechoslovakian, Slovakian, Spanish, Chinese, Hungarian, and distributed in countries that speak those languages. Go to www.thehappinessfables.com for more colorful info about the book and to order copies.
PERFORMANCES: Performed in schools, libraries, malls, bookstores and festival as puppet-storyteller throughout the US, including the famed White House Easter Egg Roll.
Highlights include:
The Renaissance Festival,
Arts Council of Tampa, a l6 performance tour of kindergardens, Burdines, Mass Brothers, B. Dalton, Walden Books, puppet shows and demonstrations.
National Council of Children and Television Guest Speaker
“Pulse Plus”, Tampa Bay’s New and Views TV Show, l983
“The Mike Baker TV Show,” Washington, D. C., l986
“The Joe Franklin TV Show,” New York City, syndicated nationally, l986
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The Spirit of Freedom Festival,” Great Meadows, Va., 1989
Also, The Girl Scout Council, Dali Museum, Family Marts, Tampa Public Library, St. Petersburg Public Library, All Children’s Hospital, D. C. General Hospital, Arlington General Hospital, Juvenile Welfare League, Foster Children Annual Christmas Party, numerous birthday parties, shopping centers, malls and stores.
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Entertained hundreds of children at Mz Goose Happy Birthday parties
PRESS: Featured in Washington Times, Tampa Tribune, Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Times and St. Petersburg Evening Independent, Baton Rouge State Times, Lady’s Circle Magazine, St. Charles Chronicle and Clearwater Beacon, The Clearwater Sun, The Houston Chronicle, Washington New Observer, The Senior Connection News-Magazine.
Click here to see more of Elyse’s press.
Featured on a 6 minute segment of Ted Turner’s “Nice People”, WTBS Television.
CREATED HER OWN TV SHOW: Created, produced and directed the Mz Goose TV show which aired in Florida. Children wrote and performed their own skits, which encouraged values, creativity and learning.
COLUMNIST: Wrote columns as Mz Goose for The Health Press, The Weekly Challenger, The Suncoast News, The Suncoast Journal, Mother’s Network, Senior Connection (“Creative Grandparent” column).
JOURNALIST: : Articles written by Elyse Aronson appeared in “The New American”, “Lady’s Circle” and “Women’s Times”
Taught creative writing to gifted children at National Lewis University in Illinois, creative dramatics to children at IVS School of Music in Oak Park, Illinois, creative writing and creative dramatics to gifted children and emotionally handicapped children at St. Pete Junior College in Florida, to children at a Glen Ellyn, Illinois preschool and at a grade school in Clearwater, Fl, where developed readers and songs to teach 4-8 year olds to read. Click here to see samples of children’s creative writing.
SHE LOVES TO CREATE AND WANTS TO CREATE FOR YOU: It is obvious, reading this page, that Elyse Van Breemen loves to create and inspire others to create as well. After reading this, what do you think she can create for you? What can she bring to your event? A performance? A special story, rhyme or poem to commemorate an important happening? She’ll write one. Just ask her.
CONTACT HER: Go to the contact page and arrange a meeting on zoom, on the phone, or even in person.
What can I do for you?
Something bright and new?
Something that rings so true
To initiate, commemorate, to celebrate
To express what you’ve been through
and want to do?
What can I do for you?