Eric and I with his autographed copy of "The Cutest Face"

I met Eric Walters this week!  For those who are older than Eric’s readership (and aren’t teachers like me), Eric is a hugely prolific juvenile fiction novelist.  He writes about 7 titles a year, he tells me, and has just finished number 70! This is all while also heading up his own charity to help Kenyan youth – building schools, raising and training people to take care of goats, meeting the needs of those most in need.  Eric is also very much involved here at home, in Canada – he works with street youth, is responsible for heading up the Terry Fox run in schools, and spends a lot of time speaking about these causes to students.  He has made such a positive presence for himself, it’s no wonder my students thought of him right away when I asked, “who should I get to endorse my book?” – thankfully Eric obliged.  Eric started his career as a teacher as well, taking much inspiration from his days at Vista Heights P.S. and working them into his stories. Since our bios are so similar thus far, I am hoping things will continue the same way!  I want to be like Eric when I grow up.

share some life in paint!