Lower School Students Enjoy Author Visits

It was Book Week and Lower School classrooms each had a visit from a published author.  How exciting.  The visits were memorable for the students, as you’ll see from the comments a few shared with me below.

Danielle’s Fours were visited by author Julie Appel who read Tickle Tut’s Toes.  Student Hunter Markley said she liked it because “We did an art project!”  Classmate Finn Barden chimed in, “Did you say Tickle Tut’s Toes?  I liked the touching part of the book!”

Kate ’s Fourth Graders met Yona McDonough who read them the first chapter of The Doll Shop Downstairs. Fourth grader Chloe described that it is probably more of a book that girls would enjoy but that “boys could enjoy it too. It’s historical fiction and it’s about things that happen at home in the family too.”  Xavier Guira added that “It has to do with money too because the family shopmight go out of business.”  Jack Fessenden remembered that it was about “Three sisters that love hanging out there (in the shop).  They have teeny delicate pieces at the doll repair shop.  It takes place in the time of WWI.”

We all want to really thank the parents of the Literary Committee for all their arranging and coordinating to make such a great week at school to celebrate books!  Remember the Book Fair, featuring these special guest authors and lots of others, runs until Friday at 6pm.