About John
John’s energetic, interactive, humor-filled
performances aim to capture the attention & imagination of all
ages, to educate, and to encourage children & families to continue
the adventure at home by reading together.
Storyteller John Weaver is a parent, performer and Early Childhood Educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to ongoing story events and special programs for the Livermore Public Library & frequent appearances at Children's Fairyland in Oakland, John performs at schools, recreation centers, libraries, bookstores, assemblies, festivals, family attractions, conferences, museums, corporate events, parent education seminars, camp-outs, and “read-ins.”
Partial List of Clients and Venues
Children's Fairyland, Oakland
Hawaii Children's Discovery Center
Waikiki Aquarium
Fairytale Town, Sacramento
San Jose Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Zoo
Oakland Zoo
San Leandro Library
San José Public Library
Sunnyvale Library
Santa Clara City Library
Palo Alto Library
Mountain View Library
Milpitas Library
Albany Library (CA)
Livermore Library
Alameda County FairBallard Montessori, SJ
Brentwood Elementary
Brier Elementary, Fremont
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Camp Carden, SJ
Child Care Links
The Child Day School, Lafayette
Children's Academy of Danville
Club Sport, Pleasanton
Concord Youth Center
Day Star Montessori, Milpitas
Discovery Charter School, San Jose
Early Childhood Education Dept., Las Positas College
Elan Esprit Preschools, Milpitas & Santa Clara
EDCC, Dublin
Friends of the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens, SJ
Girl Scout Day Camp, East Bay
Google
Grand Lake Montessori, Oakland
Happy Hall, San Bruno
Heads Up CDC, Palo Alto & Pleasanton
Husky House, Lafayette
Livermore Children's Fair
Livermore Elementary Schools
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford (Palo Alto)
Monticello Academy, Santa Clara
Primary Plus School, SJ
Quarry Lane Schools, Pleasanton
Rainbow of Knowledge, SJ
Santa Clara School Extended Care
Scout Pack 57, Palo Alto
Snow School, Newark
Stratex Networks, SJ
Sunol Glen School
Tellabration at Villa Montalvo
TLC of Cupertino
Tri-City League of Volunteers
Tri-Valley Cub Scouts
Tudorka Tots, Oakland
Viet Heritage Society’s Heritage Day at the Children’s Discovery Museum, SJ
Professional Associations
California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC)
California Reading Association
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Peninsula Association for the Education of Young Children
Santa Clara County Reading Council
Storytelling Association of California
Selected Professional Development
Singapore International Storytelling Festival/Asian Congress of Storytellers
Asilomar Reading Conference
Our Focus: the Child
