Author Monica Harris Delights and Inspires Klager Kids

Monica Harris, author of 11 books for children, gave all the kids at Klager an entertaining insight into the life of a working writer. Harris came prepared with a fun disposition, and a detailed understanding of her audience. She was ready with a clear question-and-answer PowerPoint presentation - pictures of stinky shoes, alien creatures, and a sumo wrestler. Klager children learned that writing is a fun, creative career where hard work, perseverance, and a sense of play are all necessary for success.

For the younger children, Harris enthusiastically read one of her own books, about a rooster with laryngitis. And for older children, she came prepared with a simple writing exercise that encouraged children to build a list of favorite animals, and then a list of attributes for one of those animals. The activity was the first stage of a potential non-fiction writing project.

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Author Monica Harris communicated with the Klager Kids on their level and in their way.

Harris read to the kindergartners about a rooster that was too sick to sing.

The Klager Kids were enthusiastically engaged with Harris, and with writing.

Klager second-grader Willem Rowher shared his writing exercise with the group.

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by Fritz Swanson

Fritz Swanson has written for The Believer, the Christian Science Monitor, Print Magazine, McSweeney's, Esopus, LSA Magazine, and The Mid-American Review. He serves as a trustee on the Manchester District Library Board. He's the designer and publisher of The Manchester Mirror.

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