Today our students had the incredible opportunity to meet beloved author and illustrator Rosemary Wells. She captivated everyone by sharing how she creates her illustrations, describing how she still wakes up each morning to practice with detailed painting and drawing. Rosemary encouraged our students to believe in their own creativity, reminding them that with persistence and practice, anyone can improve. She left us all with the inspiring challenge to “go home and draw a little bit every night.”
We are so grateful to our PTO for generously supporting this event and purchasing a copy of each featured title for our school library. A heartfelt thank you as well to all of our families who purchased books, since your support made this visit possible. All books were provided by our wonderful community partner Bookends in Ridgewood, and we are very fortunate to work with them to bring authors like Rosemary Wells to Sicomac.
It was truly a memorable day of stories, art, and inspiration for all of our students!