Author visit

The author and illustrator David Martin visited our classroom on Friday.  He read some of his books to us and he shared what it is like to write a book.  We learned that it takes a long time to write a book and that he finds inspiration and ideas everywhere.  He said he jots down ideas for future stories on small pieces of paper and post it notes.  We collect future story ideas inside our Tiny Topic Notepads!  Mr. Martin also hared that some of his best ideas come when he is exercising!
Mr. Martin also showed us different ways he makes pictures for his books.  He showed us some vertical pictures, for example!  We will try that too.
Mr. Martin brought his guitar.  It was a wonderful surprise.  We sang songs together and learned that books can even be inspired from favorite tunes! 
Thank you, Mr. Martin for visiting us and sharing your expertise as an author and illustrator.  We really treasured our time together and hope to see you again soon.