Hackmatack Author Tour – Day One Begins in Dalhousie, NB

After arriving in New Brunswick on May 1st and spending the night in beautiful Bathhurst,  I was taken to the town of Dalhousie on the shores of the magnificent Baie des Chaleurs. Even though I visit lots of schools and love, love, LOVE talking to young readers, as my very first author talk on the tour, I admit to having butterflies in my stomach! But I could not have walked into a friendlier or more welcoming situation, and immediately those butterflies settled down. Two terrific Grade 5 classrooms gathered to hear me read from Frostbite Hotel and to ask lots  and lots of questions! I instantly felt that we had known each other all year instead of  just a few moments (LOL).  I had SO much fun meeting you, and was especially excited to hear about all the reading and writing that you are doing at school and at home on your own.

I loved our discussion on how to pick just the right character names (and the challenges that go along with it!). I was also excited about the chat we had from the moment I walked in the door – about which “grade” in school has been our favourite. The reason many of you gave for loving a particular grade was “because I learned so much”, whether it be in science, ELA, math, and more – that is an AWESOME answer.  And, practically all of you agreed that Grade 5 was a major learning year – woo-hoo!

Thank you for the best possible kick off to my first ever Hackmatack Author Tour, for choosing to read Frostbite Hotel as part of your Hackmatack experience, and for welcoming me to your school. I hope that you’ll keep on reading books that make you think, feel and wonder…and keep on writing, too!

All the best, and till we meet again…

Karin 🙂