Inspiration + Creativity with Award-Winning Author + Illustrator Ruth Chan, Creator of Have You Seen Gordon, Uprooted, Welcome Neighbor, and more!
Sponsored by the PTSA for GCS students
Friday, May 2, 2025
• The day before the Hudson Children’s Book Festival!
• Grades PK -1: P2 (9-9:40 am)
• Grades 2-3: P3 (9:45-10:30 am)
• Grades 4-6: P7 (12:41-1:22 pm)
Want to read a book by the Award-Winning Ruth Chan?
• The PTSA will deliver books to EM classrooms on Thursday, April 10.
• Please enjoy these with your class and then swap with another class to help your students get to know all 10 of Ruth’s books.
• Additional books can be borrowed from the Elementary Library and the Mid Hudson Library (place a hold to have them delivered to Gtown Lib!).
Want to help welcome the very funny (and sometimes silly) Ruth?
• Draw a picture based on one of her books!
• Mrs. Werner will hang it on our Welcome Wall!
Find ideas at www.facebook.com/GCSPTSA.
Want a signature from the inspiring (and sometimes goofy) Ruth?
• Bring in your own copy of one of Ruth’s books to have her sign + personalize it.
• Brings books to be signed to Mrs Werner by Friday, May 2 with a sticky note with the following:
> Student’s first + last name
> Who the book should be signed to.
> Example: “Cheryl Werner, sign to ‘Ms W.’”
• Books will be returned once they have been signed.
Want to see the creative (and sometimes sneaky) Ruth again?
• Ruth will be at the Hudson Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, May 3 from 10 am - 3 pm. • Find her at Columbia-Greene Community College: 4400 Rte 23, Hudson, NY 12534
Learn more: hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com
Questions? Want to help? Check in with Mrs Werner or write Gabe at
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Learn more about Ruth: www.ohtruth.com
Ruth’s visit and copies of her books for EM classrooms and the library are sponsored and organized by the PTSA. Your membership and support help fund enrichment events like this. Please contact us to learn how to get involved:
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