Thursday, December 21, 2006
Gradual update # 34 -- A Treasure’s Trove
Back in March, we had a special visitor to the elementary school: Michael Stadther, author of the book “A Treasure’s Trove.” Before we moved to Germany, I remember seeing a story done on him by “CBS Sunday Morning.” He wrote and illustrated a book about a woodcarver, his half-elf-half-human wife and their timid, winged half-dog-half-moth "doth" who work together to save 12 forest animals who had been crystallized by an evil spell. To bring his story alive, Stadther then hid jeweled insects around the country for readers to find using the clues in his book.
He joined Zachary’s Cub Scout pack for a special reading and autograph session one evening. Matt had brought Zachary and MacKenzie each a book to have autographed by Stadther, so they patiently waited in line after the reading to get his autograph.
The next day, Stadther visited MacKenzie’s class. He even brought the jeweled grasshopper to show the class. I don’t think they quite understood the significance (and value) of what he was sharing with them, but they enjoyed his visit nonetheless. Each student had also written a short story based on the characters in his book, which their teacher compiled and presented to Stadther as thanks for visiting them. MacKenzie was especially proud that she managed to get his autograph twice in the same book!
He joined Zachary’s Cub Scout pack for a special reading and autograph session one evening. Matt had brought Zachary and MacKenzie each a book to have autographed by Stadther, so they patiently waited in line after the reading to get his autograph.
The next day, Stadther visited MacKenzie’s class. He even brought the jeweled grasshopper to show the class. I don’t think they quite understood the significance (and value) of what he was sharing with them, but they enjoyed his visit nonetheless. Each student had also written a short story based on the characters in his book, which their teacher compiled and presented to Stadther as thanks for visiting them. MacKenzie was especially proud that she managed to get his autograph twice in the same book!
