{"id":626,"date":"2015-02-03T11:06:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T19:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/highlands-library\/?p=626"},"modified":"2015-02-03T11:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T19:06:47","slug":"jennifer-lott-author-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/uhe-library\/2015\/02\/03\/jennifer-lott-author-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lott Author Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday we had a fabulous\u00a0visit from local author Jennifer Lott as part of our ongoing celebration of Literacy Week! \u00a0The primary classes had a chance to hear\u00a0Jennifer talk about her writing and read from “Hexed Hair”, the latest book in her Family Magic Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jennifer explained\u00a0where she got the idea for her stories, mostly\u00a0from\u00a0her own relationship with her sisters. \u00a0Many students could relate to the feeling of wanting to put a spell on a sibling! \u00a0She also explained some of the challenges of communicating with an illustrator who lives in a different country (Italy) and speaks another language (Italian). \u00a0She showed us a long wig and we imagined what sorts of things might get tangled in your hair if it wouldn’t stop growing.<\/p>\n

My favourite part was when Jennifer read from her book, she really made the characters come alive. \u00a0Glenda, Charlotte and Eilleen were funny and talked to each other like real sisters. \u00a0The students were laughing along, especially when Eileen and Charlotte woke up to realize they had no hair left on their heads!<\/p>\n

After the reading many students bought one (or both) of the books and had the chance to ask Jennifer to sign it for them. \u00a0Jennifer left\u00a0some copies of “Cursed Dishes” and “Hexed Hair” so\u00a0if anyone missed the chance to buy one they can come see me on Monday. \u00a0I also have\u00a0two copies of each book to be borrowed from\u00a0the library. \u00a0I have a feeling they will be pretty popular!<\/p>\n

Check out the photos from the visit. \u00a0Some of the students in Division 7 were so inspired that they used the 15 Minutes of Fun plasticine bin to create characters from the book.<\/p>\n

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