A recent assignment in Emma's class was to author a book - actually, to serve as both author and illustrator. The assignment was not optional for first and second grade students all over Fort Wayne but each school did things a bit differently. Emma was given a hard cover book and some specific guidelines about what was to be included. Some things surprised me a bit - a dedication page and a section about the author - among others.
I admit, I was a bit intimidated but Emma took on the challenge. It took a few weeks to finish the story and illustrations but I think it turned out pretty nicely. Her book was chosen as the winner for her class and she was able to attend a Young Author's conference this weekend. It was actually pretty inspiring - after sharing their books with other children who attended, the kids got to attend a conference put on by authors of children's books and producers of a few movies geared for children. We got to purchase a few of their things and they took the time to look over the children's books (and oohed and ahhed) and autographed anything. She even got her picture taken with them.
It was a looong morning but after all was said and done - it was something to be remembered. I hope it inspires her to keep writing. She has a talent for it and it boosts her confidence. I am going to try to set a better example by writing more in the kids' journals - and maybe blogging more than once every five days!
Way to go Emma - we are proud of you!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
And I feel honored to have heard the story read by the author herself. It's a wonderful story & the illustrations are amazing!
Hooray for Emma!! That is wonderful!
My oldest daughter is an excellent writer too... must be an oldest girl thing. :)
Rebecca
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