Arkansas

I had a terrific school visit in Arkansas!

My fabulous hostess (right) and her son:

Group 1:

Group 2:

Group 3:

A great poster made for me by my hostess's son:

A scarf made for me by this student (Isn't it beautiful!?):

And guess what? I am now an official Ambassador of Arkansas! I was presented with a certificate signed by the governor. I will now spread the word that Arkansas is great and you can get sweet tea and pulled pork barbecue sandwiches there:

Readers Theater Part 2

More pics from readers theater group, Voices from Down Yonder, in Arkansas.


Kimberly Willis Holt (left) and Alexandria LaFaye, rehearsing:

Kerry Madden punching holes in her script. (See what hard work this is?)

(l to r) Kathi, Kimberly, Kerry and Alexandria. (Some of us aren't paying attention to Cynthia!)

PowerPoint slide of all of the books performed:

The night of the performance: (l to r) Kathi, me, Kimberly, Alexandria, Kerry (we chose a lovely backdrop for our photo, didn't we?)

(l to r) Kathi, Kimberly, Cynthia, Alexandria, Kerry:

Phew! We did it! After the performance with Cynthia:

Readers Theater Part 1

My readers' theater group, Voices from Down Yonder, gave our first performance at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, last weekend.

We had a ball!

The turnout was terrific - loads (literally, busloads!) of kids with their teachers and parents. Such fun!

And I have made good and, I know, lasting friendships with the other authors. (We're all Southern, so we have that soul sister connection.)

My first view of the theater. Gulp.

Our first night of rehearsal.
(l to r) Kathi Appelt, Kimberly Willis Holt, Kerry Madden, Alexandria LaFaye, me

Our amazing scriptwriter and director, Cynthia Seel:

Alexandria wondering what the heck she's doing there:

Kerry Madden practicing her hound dog line:

Cynthia expressing her opinion about how well we're doing:

The view from the stage. Gulp, again.