My Week in Pictures

For a writer who is usually chained to her desk, I got out and about a lot this week.  March 7th was WRAD–World Read Aloud Day, so it was cool to be a part of that!  I thought I’d share some of the pictures and highlight moments while it’s all still fresh in my mind.

MONDAY: I went to Lincoln Elementary and faced the bright eyes of about 40 kindergarteners during two different classes.

With author Tom Leveen

Kindergarteners are squeezably cute

 

 

 

 

 

Questions Anyone?

If you could ask an author anything, what would you want to know?

This is the question.  My question.  About your question.  Or, more to the point, about the questions I might get from a class of eighth graders.

On Friday, I’m going to a middle school to speak to 120 eighth graders.  I’m going to be in an area without a projector or screen so my handy-dandy powerpoint presentations are out.

So instead, I’ve decided to do a Q & A thing.  I’m going to write up index cards of all the questions I can think of that kids might want to know.  Then, they can either ask one of their own, or pick one of mine.  Such as: