More pics and info of our other guests to come!

Antonio Pelayo,
The Last Inker, Disney's Ink and Paint Department

Oooooh! Ahhhh!

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, an Engineer for 3rd Grade: Mr. Brian Hook

Here's a few pictures from our time with Mr. Brian Hook, electrical engineer, last April. Our 3rd graders were so enthralled with his "What is an Engineer?" presentation that you could hear a pin drop! See for yourself how he had them "HOOKED!" Here's his fantastic presentation: https://www.youtube..com/watch?v=fPuixgFwOq0

Not a live guest, but Astronaut Abby (http://astronautabby.com/) led us in our first Twitter Chat. Click on the image below for a storify of our #marschat with this inspiring, aspiring astronaut.

UCPLA's Resident Santa Comes

Our friendship that began with UCPLA Literary Inclusion Project during 2014-2015's One School One Book with Sharon Draper's Out of My Mind, continues. Santa came to town! He spent the day with us, shared a story and visited our classrooms. He even brought our friend, Barron the therapy dog, back to see us. What joy!

Robyn Zelden and Barron, therapy dog

Mara Houdyshell, Director of the Teacher Curriculum Center and Child & Adolescent Development Librarian at California State University, Northridge