At Meairs Elementary, Westminster, CA
Yesterday I had a wonderful day as an "author in residence" as part of the annual Westminster Author Festival in Westminster, California. The day began with a delicious breakfast at the Westminster Public Library put on by the Friends of the Library and where I met my hosts for the day, Charlene Bailey, librarian, and Kathy Kane, principal, of Iva Meairs Elementary School. After a short program at the library and valedictory by Joan Hansen to "excite and enchant our readers," we went to the school. I gave three presentations in the multipurpose room to students pre-school through fifth grade and was pleased with the enthusiastic response by both students and teachers. A teacher told me at lunchtime that her students rushed back to the classroom after the program so they could start making their own books! Lunch was a delicious potluck buffet provided by the teachers.