I hit the ground running on this trip – on our first full day here I did 3 talks at our old school, Runnymede P.S.
I spoke to three massive groups in the school’s wonderful library, first the Grade 7/8s…
Then the 5/6s…
And finally the 3/4s…
Holy Mackinaw! Coming straight from small-town life to this was quite a shock. On Salt Spring when you get ten people in one place it’s considered an unruly mob…
It was a whole lot of fun to talk to them about being a writer, making up stories, and the importance of reading, though it turns out the last topic was entirely unnecessary because they already seem to be rabid readers. It’s fantastic to meet kids who are so excited about books!
And at the end of the day I was so exhausted I could have slept for a week. But, as they say, it was a good kind of tired…