This week our senior students had author George Ivanoff come and speak with them about his new book 'Monster Island'. OUr students really enjoyed this incursion and he even signed a few books for them!

Here are two articles written by some of our year 4 students about the author visit:

A Visit From George Ivanoff

Written by Benjamin and James 4PA

George Ivanoff came to see the year four, five and sixes to give them a sneak peek of his new book MONSTER ISLAND. 

George Ivanoff gave us the best advice. He told us to keep practicing to read and write everyday and if someone teases you about something you enjoy don’t let them make you stop doing it. 

After George Ivanoff finished his presentation he signed students' books for them. We are really looking forward to reading more of his books. Especially Monster Island and his You Choose series. 

Author Visit at St. Patrick’s Primary School

Written and illustrated by Ava and Harleen 4PA

George Ivanoff came to our school and talked about some of his books. He introduced us to his new book Monster Island and many others including Creepy Crawly Chaos.

He read snippets of some of his books and showed us some of his drawings from when he was young and those he completed during lockdown. They were quite interesting. Some of his drawings were inspired by his love of dinosaurs, Pokemon and Doctor Who. 

George Ivanoff told us a story from when he was in high school and what he learnt from his experience. He told us three things:

1. Don’t give up!
2. Keep writing and reading.
3. If someone tells you your drawings or anything you enjoy are bad don’t listen to them and keep doing what you love!

In the end we asked George Ivanoff some questions and learnt some more facts about him and finished with a book signing. It was a great experience!