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Friends:
Yesterday, I had an author visit at Western Heights Elementary, a wonderful school in Westlake, Louisiana. Grace Guth, the librarian, was my hostess. Everyone at the school was incredibly nice.
For my first show, I saw kindergarten through second grade. I told the stories of The Cajun Cornbread Boy, The House that Witchy Built, and The Gigantic Sweet Potato. The students were very responsive and participatory We had so much fun!
My second show was for third through fifth grades. I performed The Cajun Cornbread Boy, Dinosaur Mardi Gras, and Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach. The kids were awesome and I loved having them on “stage” with me!
For lunch, Grace made me a feast of foods that were inspired by my books.
There was fried chicken from Madame Poulet and Monsieur Roach, garden greens and sweet potato pie from The Gigantic Sweet Potato, Cajun cornbread from The Cajun Cornbread Boy, and chocolate from Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate.
Just look at how cute the tables were decorated! We had lunch in the library.
The most inspiring moment of the day was meeting Bowen, my new hero. He was burned in a fire and has had multiple surgeries. Despite this hardship, he is a thriving and spunky boy. His courage and love of life brought tears to my eyes. I am also a burn survivor from third degree burns incurred during my childhood. I felt a kinship with Bowen and was so moved by his story. Meeting someone like Bowen touched me and inspired me to want to live my life to the fullest.
I signed books and gave bookmarks to all the students in the afternoon. It was an amazing day and I so appreciated the beautiful hospitality from Ms. Guth, the administration, the staff, and the students of Western Heights Elementary.
What a fabulous school!
Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
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