Author Liesl Shurtliff Visit

We kicked off our One Book, One School with a visit from Liesl Shurtliff, the author of Jack! She spoke with the third through fifth graders about her life and her books Rump, Jack, and Red. She shared the inspiration she got from her family and her interest in fairy tales. Students enjoyed participating in a reader's theater of Rumpelstiltskin and asking her questions.
With kindergarteners through second graders, she focused more on what fairy tales are and where they came from. She told them the story of Rumpelstiltskin and Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. 
Finally, she signed all the Jack books that were sent home for our One Book, One School program! Many thanks to the PTO for sponsoring One Book, One School, including Liesl Shurtliff's visit.