Yesterday, I hit the road once again and headed to C.E. Broughton Public School in Whitby, to talk comics as part of their Authors Night.
Also appearing on the night was Heather Whaley, who entertainined the younger kids with her stories and songs.
In the run up to the night, organizers warned me that for various reasons I might only have a small audience. But the kids broke all expectations and came out in force, filling the seats and leaving standing room only in the library.
Its always fun to talk about something you really love and it was clear from the kids excitement that there were many comic fans in the audience. We talked about the comics we enjoyed and why we like them so much.
One of my favourite parts of my talks is the Max Finder Mystery Theatre segment, where the kids come up to the front and together we read a Max Finder Mystery episode.
The latest installment was another roaring success, with the kids reading their parts beautifully. Although the audience was stumped by the mystery, we all had a lot of fun trying to deduce whodunit.
The evening ended with the usual Q&A session. The award for Best Question of the Night goes to the young man who asked me if I had a pinball machine in my office. I wish!
Thanks again to the parents, teachers, librarians and most importantly the students of C.E. Broughton for organizing a great night of authors, literacy and comic fun.
(If youre wondering how the heck I got around to posting about this visit so soon, its all thanks to Melanie, who snapped the photos with our brand new digital camera (which totally rocks and is sure to make us one of those annoying couples who upload a constant stream of funny/cute/useless photos. Watch this space for pics of birds at the birdfeeder and squirrels eating toast . . . )
tagged: [writing] [appearances] [literacy]
