In the library of the International School of Bergen with Jules Crossley-Nilsen and teacher. We are holding books that I donated to the library.
While my husband Art attended his meetings at a scientific
conference in Bergen, Norway, I took a taxi to the International School of
Bergen in Sandlihuagen, a suburb of the city, for a tour of the school. I
enjoyed the opportunity to visit several of the classrooms and meet the
children and teachers. (Classes are taught in English.) I went into first, second, and third grade classes and
the children tried to guess how many books I had written. They were amazed to
learn that it is 170! One student asked me if I was famous. I told him that my
books are in libraries all over the US and in many parts of the world. So, I
can say that my books are famous. I was thrilled to discover that one of the
teachers has a copy of my very first book--Five Nests! It was published in
1980. It was part of her mother’s collection of books from when she was a
school librarian in India.
I thank Jules Crossley-Nilsen, the librarian and Community
Ambassador at ISB for arranging my visit and coordinating my tour of the school. I
donated several of my books to the library and Jules told me that she plans to
order more. They are a good fit for Earth Day and other parts of the
curriculum. I know that this is a busy time of year at the school and I
appreciate that I was able to visit. I hope there will be a chance for me to
come back some time in the future or possibly to arrange an author visit by Zoom.
