Friday Fan Art!

Beth Hanlon, a fifth grade teacher at Tropic Isles Elementary in Fort Meyers, Florida, sent us some pics of this awesome sculpt of Grahame from Kenny and the Dragon.

The sculpture was created by one of her gifted students, Ashley, and was done as a visual for her Book Share project.

"…Ashley's Dragon has inspired others in our class to read "Kenny and the Dragon". Ashley's Dragon is currently on display in our Media Center."

How cool is that?

I've been fortunate enough to have Kenny nominated for several state book awards including Florida's Sunshine State Young Readers Award. What I like about state book awards is that students are encouraged to read independently based on individual interests rather than for assignments. Discovering a favorite story genre at a young age is big step in evolving into a passionate reader.

Thanks for sharing this with me, Beth, and please tell Ashley that Grahame said, "Nice sculpting young bantling."