Patricia MacLachlan inspires young authors
We were honored to have noted children’s author Patricia MacLachlan in the museum for a distance-learning broadcast today. Ms. MacLachlan is a favorite of librarians everywhere and of this librarian in particular. The Sarah Plain and Tall author talked to 80 schools (that’s over 4,000 students!) via the internet and had a local audience of elementary students from Palo Pinto, Texas, in the galleries. Her discussion included her thoughts on the creative process, what inspires her to write, and how a young author can start his/her own literary career.
Now we would like to hear from some of those students about their thoughts and feelings about Ms. MacLachlan’s books or what she talked about, the art they saw, or about art in general. Maybe you have some ideas for a story of your own to share? Go ahead and say “Howdy” in our comments section below.
Comments
I loved the conference. I loved when you showed us the picture of your daughter on picture day with her pigtails. I also loved in when your read to us. Oh and I want you to know that I am an author too.
I love your sense of humor. I thought it was cool to be seen around the world. I think your dogs are cute and I have 4 dogs of my own. Thank you.
I had a great time with you. I thought I was going to die when I saw you. You looked like my grandma and she’s 79. You are pretty nice but my grandma is meaner than a bear wanting to fight. I liked when you were talking about the paintings.
I loved the conference that we went to. You were fantastic. You were so funny and you have a great sense of humor. I love to read your books-especially Sarah Plain and Tall. I loved your little black dog and all those pictures about your family and monkeys in Africa with your son. I hope your book comes out soon.
Well, hi Patricia. I want to tell you that you have a good sense of humor and you are very funny, too. My favorite books that your wrote are Journey, Skylark, Sarah, Plain and Tall, and Baby. I was very excited about meeting you.
How long have you been married-I am curious.
I was so glad to meet a real author. I liked when you talked about your family. It was funny that yuor have an animal as a grandson. When you showed us the picture of the puppies I thought they were cute. I had a great time meeting you.
I loved it when you told us about your two pugs on a plane in two seats eating pie-that was really funny. Your two dogs looked really cute. I wish I had a dog like yours but I have a pug and his name is Mr. Bigs.
I loved it when you said you have a dog. I have a dog and his name is Alvin but enough about me. I loved reading Through Grandpa’s Eyes.
I liked it when you and I could see and talk to each other. I liked that picture of your baby daughter when you let her do her own hair. That was so funny and I loved that picture of that dog. By the way-thank you for doing this so that I could ask all of my curious questions.
I am the 4th grade teacher at Kit Carson School in Hanford, California. What a treat to listen to wonderful stories told by such a delightful lady. It was such a thrill to see the smiles on my students faces as they had the opportunity to connect to real author half way across this country. When we won the drawing for an autographed copy of Sarah, Plain and Tall the class erupted in applause. Thank you for enriching the lives of our children.
I like the descriptive words you used in Sarah, Plain and Tall. I like how you used similies in story Though Grandpa’s eyes. Thank you for doing the conference.
I was happy to be there when you named your new book Two Pugs On A Plane. R.M.
I loved to hear you talk about your exciting books! L.F.
I was happy that you could fly over and talk to all of the fifty-three schools in a different type of way. L.J.
I liked hearing some of your book Once I Ate A Pie. A.O.
I liked the way you answered your questions with many descriptions and details.S.S
Your books sound great! I loved to hear all about your life, too. I’m a fan of Sarah, Plain and Tall and I love dogs, too! S.R.
You sound really cool.And you’re presentation was awesome A.Z.
I loved your presentation and I agree with you about loving doggies!C.B.
You are awesome! You have inspired me to be an author. I always wanted to be an author but I never knew how. But if you and your daughter succeed than so can I. And I loved when you talked about your children. Especially when you talked about picture day and doing your own hair. It was really cute! I like the book Sarah, Plain and tall I read it in class. Your an awesome writer.
I loved your show-up at the Amon Carter Museum , it was awsome to accualy see a real auther. Especialy a great one
like you. Sometimes I get lonely to , and I create friends
to. I would tell you all their names but tere’s to many of
them. I am so lucky I got to see you.
I love your books espeshily the sarah plain and tall and also I made a bookthat you figured out and it is called two pugs on a plane but we are doing a diffrent it is called two pups on a plane I love books I love you.
You were funny and great Mrs.MacLachan! My class loves your
books and so do I. You inspired my class so much,we decided
to write our own books about two puppies on a plane!
Hi!
My fourth grade class in Waco, TX had a video conference with Patricia MacLachlan. We enjoyed her interests, and all her books. My favorite book by her is, Sarah, Plain and Tall. Her books are great, and I LOVE that she is so funny and loves dogs. I enjoyed hearing about your family, and getting a “mini tour” of the Amon Carter Museum!!!
Thanks so much!
in the story through grampa’s eyes that the grampa is blind is it really about your grampa p.s was that story about your grampa and was it about the one who lived to be 102 years old
I LOVED your little vidio confrence it was of the hook I also liked the story I Ate A Piece of Pie mostly because I love dogs I hope to see you in another vidio confrence well by for now.
Mrs. MacLachlan was a real joy. I love her book Baby so much that I have never forgotten it. I am so glad that she is just as sweet and funny as the author of Sarah, Plain and Tall should be.
— Joy, March 31, 2008, 3:38 p.m.