Author Visit!

 
On Thursday, April 3, Mrs. Annette LeBlanc Cate, a Peter Fitzpatrick parent, met with our first 
graders to share her book. Mrs. Cate both wrote and illustrated the book The Magic Rabbit, 
published by Candlewick Press. During her visit with the children, Mrs. Cate read the book, then 
shared with them her original illustrations. She discussed what motivated her to become an 
author, as well as all the steps necessary to get a book published. Mrs. Cate also showed the 
children the various stages that her book appeared in before its final version. This week, the 
first graders are writing thank you notes to Mrs. Cate during their library class, accompanied 
by their own drawings of what their favorite part of the book is. We are all looking forward to 
Mrs. Cate's next book, on which she is currently working.