Skype-tastic!

This week I Skyped as a "visiting author" for the first time. It was with a class of YME fifth graders whose wonderful teacher was my wonderful student teacher last fall. The kids were full of excellent questions. Questions, I might add, that were asked between licks on their last-day-of-school lollipops.

Carrie reports they were all abuzz for the rest of the day over seeing the cover of volume #2.

Unfortunately, I was having such a great time engaging with the kids, I forgot to take any screen shots. You'll just have to imagine the moment. It looked a little like this, only without the Star Wars tee shirt and freshly scrubbed face.

Also, this week I ran into a few of the Monte kids with whom I'd visited face to face a few weeks ago. There was recognition. There were waves. And there was one joyous, running across the entire gymnasium to give me a waist hug moment.

I think I like this rock star treatment!