I had the distinct pleasure of revisiting Aquidneck Island, RI, for March Into Reading this past Friday and Saturday. Aquidneck Island is made up of the towns of Portsmouth and Middletown and the city of Newport. Friday morning I visited the third graders at the Aquidneck School and the Forest Ave. School, both in Middletown. After lunch I visited with the students at St. Philomena's School in Portsmouth. Wonderful Middletown librarian Tara Manion drove me around and was an angel of mercy helping me schlep my sketch pad and supplies!! Thank you Tara!! St. Philomena's librarian Jeanne Kelley had a special surprise for me - a terrific fifth grade gentleman named Ben introduced me! Ben had written a great introduction for me! He told me he researched and learned all about me by reading this blog. :-)
On Saturday I signed books and then gave a featured presentation in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. Ben was present and introduced me. Here's Ben.
And here are some photos of me at Salve:
On Friday and Saturday I wore this necklace. It has some of the actual objects Pluribus Packrat had gathered into his nest.
From, Home in the Cave, written by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Shennen Bersani (me), Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2012. Illustration copyright, Shennen Bersani, 2012.
Thank you Kitty Rok and all the people involved with the Aquidneck Collaborative for Education (ACE) for inviting me. It is always a pleasure to visit with the children of Aquidneck. :-)
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