This past spring Ms. Stochaj entered the Teacher Rocks Sweepstakes sponsored by Little, Brown and Company. She won a visit from author/ illustrator Todd Parr! He will be meeting students in grades 1 to 3 on Monday, October 24th. You can order books to be signed by Todd. Order forms will be sent home on Monday OR you can get a copy here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I7KORgYqW9Io9PEd590mjEc_nE3hjeiLE9EoSyHs94I/edit?usp=sharing

The forms are due back to school on Monday, September 26th. One of the books you can order, Be Who You Are, will not be released until after his visit but our school will get it early. That is so exciting. Check out his website: http://toddparr.com/todd/

Thanks to our very generous PTO everyone at Franklin School will get to meet New Jersey author, Audrey Vernick, on Friday, November 4th. She writes both fiction and nonfiction books. In her presentations she will focus on where she finds a story. Audrey will also be signing her books. Order forms will be sent home on Monday OR you can get a copy here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vxu8mApVuqmh74fnGvbyPVk7lP-T6Wzgj9WyCMaQIrE/edit?usp=sharing

The forms are due back at school on Monday, September 26th. Check out her website: http://www.audreyvernick.com/