On Thursday, award-winning author/illustrator Barbara Reid visited with the JK-Grade 2 classes. The children were incredibly excited to meet Barbara and learn about how she creates her incredible plasticine illustrations. We learned that she often gets her inspiration from nature while out on walks with her dog, Ruby, who appears in many of her stories. Once she has an idea, she sketches it and then creates it out of plasticine on cardboard, and finally it’s photographed and sent to her publisher. We learned that it’s a long process, but that she enjoys her work immensely! Please ask your children about this visit and get creating with plasticine this weekend! Look for her new book, “Picture a Sky” in fall 2017.
-Teacher/Librarian Lara Bafaro
