Seal of approval

Today Mrs. Seal our school secretary came to visit as our mystery reader.  She shared with a story about her little girl and a magical, pink tutu that gave her courage and confidence to try new things.  Mrs. Seal writes wonderful children's stories and was able to share with the children where she gets ideas (from her own life experiences) how she works on a book (drawing pictures to match words and details to create an experience for her readers) and how above all she never gives up (reinforcing that writing is a process that takes lots of time and lots of trying).  The children loved her story and were able to see that writers write about things/people they love.  I can't wait to see how hearing from our own Barretts' children's author will motivate our heroes to take writing risks of their own!