Kathy Long visits the Elementary Classroom

Today the students had the very unique opportunity to meet a real published author of children's books! Kathy Long is the author of several amazing children's picture books, including Fix it, Grandma, Fix it, A Surprise for Mrs. Dodds, Hallelujah the Clown, and Runaway Shopping Cart (she gave us a signed copy!). Kathy shared with us how she gets ideas for her books, and how she goes through the writing process, from an idea in her head to a published book. She has written over 200 books, and she says she is always going back to her stories to revise them and make them even better. We learned about what it takes to get a book published, and how she has never given up her love for writing, even when she was faced with rejection by publishing companies. Kathy taught the students that no matter what happens, it is important to never give up on your dreams.

Check out Kathy's books here.

Here is a picture of Kathy reading Runaway Shopping Cart to the class: