Thank you letters from Thompson Elementary in Arlington, MA

Courtesy of goes-above-and-beyond librarian Liza Halley, I was honored to receive a stack of heartening notes from the students of Thompson Elementary School in Arlington, MA, where I spoke on 3/2/17 (and first signed my latest book, The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra).


Among my favorite comments:

"You gave a breathtaking story. I walked out feeling different. I felt like I could do things I didn't know I could do.""Your performance was a once in a lifetime opportunity. To me and friends, it changed our lives. It truly changed my life.""In the beginning you told us 'I know some of you don't like superheroes, but you are going to leave this gym with a different perspective.' And not only was that true, it was incredible.""I am really, really excited to watch your movie coming out in early May. I hope that early May means May 4 because that's my birthday and that means it would be my spirit movie.""I like theories. But you took it to the next level.""Just to show you what a difference you made, when I went home and asked my mom and dad who Bob Kane was, they said 'Who's that?' and when I asked if they knew who Bill Finger was, they said 'He created Batman.'""I got lost in your world of Batman and Bill Finger.""I am happy that I know who create Batman. I told my dad and this is what he said: wow.""You showed me that authors are much more than just people writing down stories: they're explorers, inventors, and creators.""When you told us you got Bill Finger's BEETLE, I really wanted it.""I loved how you said we should be curious. I went out to the woods with those words in my head and I found a huge spider the size of my hand!!!""I miss you already."