News

Early childhood education NEws:

NATURE BABES:

Despite the persistent horrors, Spring has still arrived. Let’s all be in community. Let’s gather our children and learn and play together. Let’s build each other and our families up so we can support our larger communities. Let’s share time and resources and love.

Every Thursday (weather permitting) from 12:30pm-2:30pm (times may change) I’ll be setting up in the Long Meadow in Prospect Park with blankets and open-ended, age-appropriate activities for caregivers and children ages 0-2 to learn and play together.

We may have storytime, we may sing songs and play instruments, we may have special guests, and we will definitely hang out and play together. Please join us! Bring a blanket and/or snacks and/or a song to sing or just come as you are, whenever you can! And please spread the word—all are welcome! Email me for more details: marisa.lark.wallin@gmail.com

Production WOrk NEws:

Honored to have been Producer for Wonder Pets: In the City!

Airing in partnership with Nickelodeon on Apple TV + !

writing news:

Thrilled to have been on the writing team for these new shows and podcasts!

Wonderoos (Netflix)

New zine:

Check out my newest zine, “Go Do Something.” It’s some suggestions for things to do—for anyone aged 3 and up! Available in my Etsy shop and at Quimby’s Bookstore in NYC!

Production WOrk NEws:

Honored to have been on the production team for these Sesame Workshop animated productions:

Emmy and Kidscreen-nominated Sesame Street Mecha Builders series on Cartoonito and HBOMax

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy 30-min. special on Cartoonito and HBOMax

Elmo and Tango’s Mysterious Mysteries series on Sesame Street Seasons 53 and 54

Sesame Street: the Nutcracker 30-min. special on Cartoonito and HBOMax

writing news:

Check out my writing on the new CoComelon Story Time Podcast on Spotify!

New Work:

Self Defense -or- the Burden of the Disease
by Marisa Lark Wallin

part of
FEAST: Snacktime Performance Series

view recording here

What can a sick woman do with the disturbances in her body from illness and medical intervention? As the world around us becomes sicker and sicker, can we heal and hold and care for each other if there is no obvious cure? Let's try together.

New Article:

An article I wrote about race-conscious reading with preschoolers to correspond with Black Lives Matter at School Week (Feb. 3-7) is available to read on The Educator's Room website.

Everyone can participate! Visit the BLM site to find out how!

Production and Writing News:

Honored to have been script coordinator, associate producer, and WRITER for the reboot of the classic children's animated TV series, Clifford the Big Red Dog, with the excellent children’s production company, 100 Chickens!

The four episodes I wrote are available to watch on Amazon Prime.

new Video Work:

In celebration of the unfiltered, wise, hilarious, frightening, and joyous minds of young children,

I gathered some of my most talented performer friends to recite the things my past students have said in a collection of videos, with the help of my dear friends at Jean Sweep.

Featuring music by Karl Scholz and the acting talents of Becca Blackwell, Jabari Brisport, Jared Chausow, nicHi douglas, Ben Forster, Zoë Geltman, Haruna Lee, Carl Holder, Kathleen Kyllo, Kieran Mulcare, Cyndi Perczek, Maggie Robinson Katz, Lauren Swan-Potras, Julia Sirna-Frest, and Emma Tattenbaum-Fine.