The highlight of my week was having picture book author Kristy Dempsey visit Bethel last Friday! I love reading to my students, but it is rare that they really get the chance to meet an author and connect on that level.
I was so excited last spring when Kristy emailed the Greenville County Media Specialists to let us know that she would be home in Traveler's Rest, SC for the 2016-17 school year. She is also the librarian at an international school in Brazil. We had just found out that our school theme for the year would be "Our Adventure Starts Here" and I thought it would be such a great connection to make between her adventures and how she uses them in her writing!
It was such a lovely visit! Kristy talked to all 1005 of our students about her adventures and how they help her to write as well as read us her newest book The Superhero Instruction Manual (which everyone loved!!). I really enjoyed talking to her too. It was so interesting to compare library stories from two different countries.
After the final presentation, I snapped this picture as Kristy sat on the floor and chatted with one class as the rest were filing out and their teacher was heating her lunch. What a nice day and a great impact on students!
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