John Carr visited our school today as part of Book Week. Each whanau group had a session with him in the hall. John's last visit was in 2020, and he was as entertaining and inspirational now as he was then. John entertained the children (and staff) with hilarious poems, rap songs, illustrations of children, stories about publishing, and tips on how children can write poems and stories.
I was ever so so proud of the WPS children today - they knew when to laugh and when to settle and show manaakitanga. At the end, a student thanked John for his "delightful visit". There were smiles and cheers, and a big paki paki.
Thank you so much John, for your time, energy, and enthusiasm, and all you bring to children's literacy with your 178 titles (for the SPCA, the School Journal, Sunshine books, and more)!
A huge thank you to Simie and the staff at ReadNZ Te Pou Muramura for organising another fabulous author visit!
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