What a great morning P4-7 have had! They were visited by Lari Don, an author from Edinburgh.

Here is what P7 thought of the experience:

“I thought it was inspiring.” Harry

“I enjoyed making up a story about a chase.” Kirsty

“I enjoyed it because I got to learn how to publish a book and I loved it because she shared some pages of her books.” Eilidh

“I really enjoyed it. It was really inspiring. I really enjoyed that she read us some of her book. “ Catriona

“I enjoyed the story she told us about the legend of the hippo”. Kayla

“It was a good experience to have an author in school.” Jamie

“I enjoyed how she left one of the books she read on a cliff hanger.” Lucy

“I thought that she was really interesting and I loved the hippo story.” Ella

“I loved the tension when she was reading the chase scene and the grammar she used really added to the drama.” Molly

“It was interesting because I was amazed by how many books she had wrote that I enjoyed.” Corey

“I liked the bit in the book where Molly got cursed into a hare and got chased by a horse sized green dog.” Kyle

“I really enjoyed it because it was a really good inspiration to young pupils.” Ewan

“I loved the books because they sound really interesting to read.” Louise

“I liked it because she told us what it is like to be an author.” Rogan

“I enjoyed how she read the book to us all and how we all got to make the chase.” Brodie

“I like the intense moments in her stories.” Aaron

“I like how the author told us different stories and how/what she does to make books.” Matthew

“I enjoyed how she let us make our own story and I really enjoyed the legend and the hippo.” Arran

“She explained how she wrote all 30 of her books.” Amy

“I liked how she explained how she got her books published by people.” Max

“I enjoyed the bit where she was reading about the chase because her vocabulary made you wonder what was going to happen next.” Sarah