Yesterday I had a terrific author visit at St. Joseph's School in Long Beach, CA. Ten years ago I visited the same school so it was especially nice to be able to return. The children and teachers were a very enthusiastic audience and asked great questions. 
Librarian Christy Lund did an amazing job of preparing the students for my visit--introducing my books, visiting my web page, organizing the book order, and doing numerous projects with the kids. Some of the first graders put stripes on the zebra using the template from my web page.
I am always amazed at the variety of stripe arrangements that children come up with for this project! Other first graders made charming paper plate pandas which had hung up to decorate the library walls. Kindergarten children colored penguins and pandas using a rainbow of colors. I thank Christy and all the students, teachers, and principal at St. Joseph's for making this a very special day.
