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| isn't it rather magical looking? |
where I did visited some lovely schools, one on Dr. Seuss's birthday! I was warmly welcomed by the Cat in the Hat:
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| The librarian, Molly Sloan! |
The students did amazing projects with my books, including this one using the idea of the red thread:
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| these are posters where students drew red threads to all the people connected to them |
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| I thought this was a fascinating process! |
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| A soft gentle breeze A scarlet dragon soaring Sweet blossoms flutter |
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| Red Dragon on ground Rope bridge across blue sky Young girl excited |
Portland is beautiful city and the students, librarians and staff were wonderful! The students were so enthusiastic and there was a lovely article about my visit in the newspaper.
I was so touched by how much the students enjoyed my books, as evidenced by the book order for me to autograph. I love signing my books, so the large pile of books was nice to see. However, I have to admit the homemade, mouth-wateringly delicious, chocolate-covered cream puffs that accompanied the waiting books were just as nice to see:
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