Author Phil Bildner Rocked Franklin School

I would like to thank the PTO for their generous support of his visit to our school.

Ms. Stochaj, School Librarian

Here are a few questions to ask your children about his visit.

Grades 1 and 2

1. Who are the characters in his books named after? (his friends and family)
2. What do good writers need to do a lot? (read)
3. What is something that Phil talked about that you found interesting?

Grades 3, 4, and 5

1. Why do writers do so many drafts of a book? (the first draft is never the final draft)
2. Where does he take his journal and how many journals does he have? (everywhere and all of them since second grade)
3. What can you remember what changed on any of the covers of his books? (reminder: think Rip and Red character placement)
4. What is something that Phil talked about that stuck with you?

Two more things that he said that I think are important:

Real writing takes place during the rewriting.

UR never 2 old 4 picture books!