Today our class had a very special visitor. It was an author called Phil Cummings. He has written over 70 books and is from South Australia. Phil came to talk with us about what it’s like to be an author – where he gets his ideas/ inspirations, all the steps that go into writing a book, when he likes to write ( at 2 AM ), how he works with his publishers to get his ideas into a book, how he works with illustrators and so much more.
Phil is an amazing storyteller! We LOVED listening to Phil tell us how he got lots of the ideas behind his stories. He used different voices, facial expressions and hand gestures to really make his stories come alive!
We’re really looking forward to reading lots of his books – best of all our Library has most of his books. Lots of them will be a “good fit” book.
Here are some photos of Phil reading one of his stories.
I bet that was a really interesting visit, how marvellous to meet an author whose books you have and which you can all read. My favourite authors are Jane Austen and Catherine Cookson. Reading books has always been my hobby. I hope you all enjoy reading Phils books.
if Phil Cummings comes to your school say hello because he is a great Author.