My
guest today is Tay, a spunky kindergartner with a boatload of imagination.
This girl is going to go far in life, I just know it! I hope you enjoy her
interview—she has some wonderful answers to my questions!
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Hi Tay! I am so excited that you
are my guest today! Can you tell everyone a bit about yourself?
I
am 5 and three-quarters years old and a kindergartener in Fort Mill, South
Carolina. Some of my favorite things include riding horses, riding my bike,
playing tag and hide and seek, reading, and going to the park.
All fun stuff, Tay! I know that you
loved preschool and are really enjoying kindergarten. Now that you’ve been in
kindergarten almost an entire year, what is your favorite thing about
elementary school so far?
I
like recess and lunch and listening center and kitchen, which is one of my
centers.
Do you have a favorite subject at
school?
What’s
a subject? Oh, I like reading and I guess it would also be working at Miss Newlin’s
table.
I’m so glad that you love to read—that
was always my favorite subject in school, too! What is your very favorite book these
days?
Why is There a Monster in My
Classroom? is probably my favorite. My Daddy wrote it. I like
it best because there are all types of “creatures” that come into the classroom.
It’s about a girl who has a lot of “pets” that follow her to school, and they
get to sit in her class.
I also like No Such Thing. In this
book, there is a kid and a monster and two moms (one for each of them). The Moms
don’t believe that the other one exists. In the end, the monster climbs in the
bed and the boy crawls under the bed and they both call out, “Mommy, come
quick!”
And
I like the one with the goose and the fox – That
is Not a Good Idea!, by Mo Willems.
That looks like a great book! What other kinds of books do you
like to read?
Elephant
and Piggie books.
So you are a Mo Willems fan! If you
could read a story about anything in the world, what would it be about?
About
a horse and a bunny.
What do you think it is important
for authors to know about the kids who read their books?
Make
sure you put things that we like in your books.
And to know which books we like to read at night.
Wonderful advice, Tay! And I have
to ask—what would you like to be when you grow up?
That’s
easy – a horse trainer. And a singer.
Now that sounds like a fun work
combination!☺Thanks again for joining us today, Tay!
HAPPY READING!