KAY CASTEEL
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Kay Casteel is multi-talented. Among her specialties are: Portraiture, Caricature, Book Illustration for Children and Commercial Art. Miss Casteel currently teaches at the Huntsville Museum of Art. The titles listed below are a partial list of books illustrated (not Authored) by Kay Kasteel.

She also does pen and ink illustrations for Theatre, Mental Health Associations and Boys and Girls Clubs among others. Kasteel enjoys teaching children "how to get excited about art." She also has worked with the "Alabama Council on the Arts" to develop programs listed in the Presentations section below.

Published Books

 

Will Paris Burn?

Annie Laura Smith (Author) Paperback: 110 pages Publisher: OnStage Publishing, Inc. (October 2004)

ISBN-10: 0975336746 ISBN-13: 978-0975336748

For the last four years, Pierre Dumay has fought with the French Resistance against the hated Germans. He has learned how to make the Germans pay for the deaths of his brother and his mother. Now fate has put him in the position where he must work with a German general to save Paris.

 

Heroes, a Gander's Cove Mystery
Mary Ann Taylor (Author), (Editor), Kay Casteel (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: OnStage Publishing; 1st edition edition (October 1, 2007)

 

Spies A Gander Cove Mystery
Mary Ann Taylor (Author)   Paperback: 84 pages Publisher: OnStage Publishing; 1st edition (July 12, 2006)

ISBN-10: 0975336770 ISBN-13: 978-0975336779

1942. The Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor. The Germans are sinking ships off the American coast. Now, mysterious ships have been seen off shore at night. Mr. Green, the school's principal, has disappeared under unexplained circumstances. As the citizens of Gander's Cove collect scrap metal to aid the war effort, they are unaware of the new menace threatening their security...German spies! Bristol Petersen Gander and his Crime Stoppers Club must discover the spy's identity and mission before it is too late for Gander's Cove and ...America! First in the Gander's Cove Mystery Series
The Masterpiece (Abbie Girl Spy)
Darren J. Butler
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Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 278 page Publisher: Onstage Pub Inc (October 2004) 

ISBN-10: 0975336738 ISBN-13: 978-0975336731   

Abbie Walker returns in the fourth novel featuring the young super sleuth. When Abbie takes the leading role in the local theatre group's production of The Secret Garden, she begins to hear something that no one else does - the voice of a ghost that haunts the theatre! Abbie and her friends become entangled in an adventure that involves a mystery that has been fifty-seven years in the making!

Merlin's Curse
Darren J. Butler (Author), Kay Casteel (Illustrator) Paperback: 166 pages Publisher: OnStage Publishing; First Edition edition (January 5, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0979085756 ISBN-13: 978-0979085758 
 
       For the seventh time in three years, Lucy Schulman has transferred to a new school. With the wish that please let there be just one of them that's nice, Lucy opens the door to her new 5th grade classroom. There Lucy finds Eric, the typical class bully, and Shelley, who asks Lucy to join her in an archeological excavation after school. Instead of digging with a shovel, Shelley and Lucy explore an attic. They are looking for items to auction to raise money for the school's math team. A puzzle box and a pair of rings threaten the girls' growing friendship when Lucy is transformed into a cat and Shelley's life is put in danger.




 

 

Traitors, a Gander's Cove mystery [Paperback]

Mary Ann Taylor (Author), Kay Casteel (Illustrator) Paperback: 84 pages Publisher: OnStage Publishing; 1st edition (August 15, 2006) 

ISBN-10: 0975336797 ISBN-13: 978-0975336793  

It is 1942 and America has been at war with Germany and Japan for a year. Overseas, the military is preparing to launch a counterattack against the enemies/ shores. At home, civilians are rationing to help provide scarce resources to the war effort. Black markets have sprung up with the use of fake ration books and stamps. When fake ration stamps appear in Gander's Cove, Crime Stopper Agent 3, Flannery Banes, is thrown into the middle of the investigation. She soon discovers most of the town seems to be involved, including her own father! It is up to Flannery and the Crime Stopper Club to discover the ringleader and... Stop the Traitors! [Second in the Gander's Cove Mystery Series]




Abbie, Girl Spy : The Case of the Missing Locket (Abbie, Girl Spy, 1)
Mary Ann Taylor (Author), Kay Casteel (Illustrator) Paperback: 84 pages Publisher: OnStage Publishing; 1st edition (August 15, 2006) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 130 pages Publisher: Onstage Pub Inc (April 10, 2000)

ISBN-10: 0970075200 ISBN-13: 978-0970075208  

Children's author, Darren J. Butler, has created a new hero for American children. Eleven year old detective, Abbie Walker, is the new super sleuth of the new century. Abbie, Girl Spy is an ongoing series for middle readers that will include many exciting mysteries for children.

Here is a copy of the description of this book that appears on the back cover.

First of all, I'm not a spy. By definition, spies are people who sneak around and watch other people. I'm a detective, but Abbie Girl Detective or Abbie, Private Investigator or even Abbie, Super Sleuth, sound all wrong. I have just begun the worst summer of my entire eleven year existence. Becca, my best friend and partner in crime, moved to Memphis a few weeks ago and the rest of my summer and my life are down the toilet.

In addition to the misery of loosing Becca, I've been having nightmares almost every night. I've been dreaming about a ghost girl. She's looking for someone and I think that someone might be me. After solving six cases in the past year and a half, I have now become my own client and unfortunately I must find a replacement for Becca.

My choices have been narrowed down to two people - Kirk and Sarah. After the way that Sarah has treated me, I'm fairly sure I can mark her off my list. Therefore, I have decided to pick Kirk on a trial basis. I'm going to take a chance and show him the secret office under the greenhouse and let him read the files of cases one through six.


Presentations

Kay Casteel does the following presentations:

"One Day Wonders" is a session which covers which covers art basics for schools without art classes. This program can be arranged to suit the particular school situation.

All Day Sessions with several grade levels (30min. - 1 hour each) - $200.00

For schools within driving distance of Athens, Alabama:
Once a week for 6 weeks - Beginning to ending - we create a book written and illustrated by students - all grade levels.
"Illustration Camp" $800.00 (all six weeks)

"Arty Parties" Two- hour sessions of creative painting - all day Supplies included - Three grade levels -#600.00

Travel and lodging (if necessary) are in addition to the session fees.

Contact

Kay Casteel
22193 Bragg St.
Athens, AL 35613

Phone (256) 374-2197

Email artbykay52@att.net

Website: www.casteelartstudio.homestead.com