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An Author Visit with Ruth McNally Barshaw!

May 11, 2026 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Author/illustrator Ruth McNally Barshaw recently visited our school and we have the photos to prove it . . .

All set up the night before the big day
Student coloring pages hung up to welcome Ruth
More student coloring pages
A gift for the visiting author!
Showtime! Ruth was drawing with students for much of the session.
Drawing stories
Ruth showing her sketchbook from when she was a kid!
A page of student artwork after the visit. Thank you Ruth!

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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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