Meeting Carmela Coyle

Today we participated in World Read Aloud Day.  Not only did we read many books aloud today, but we had the special treat of meeting (via Skype) author Carmela Coyle.  Carmela lives in Denver, Colorado.  Using Skype, the computer and the SMARTBoard, we (60 students from 1/2F, 1R and 2G) had the opportunity to see and hear all about Ms. Coyle's adventures as an author.

The students were amazed to learn more about Carmela, and how she got the idea to write one of our favourite books (Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?).  She shared with us that her daughter Annie asked her that question one day when Annie was only 4 years old.  Annie is now 18 years old and in college!  We even got to meet Carmela's dog Lulu!

 Meeting Lulu...

What an amazing experience!  Carmela was so friendly and engaging.  She read aloud from our favourite story, and then answered all our questions.  The students are eager to start writing more stories of their own!

Thank you Carmela for a wonderful experience - and for writing such wonderful books.  We hope to be able to catch up with Carmela again next year!