Russ Cox is a Maine Author/Illustrator. If you haven't heard of him, you should check him out immediately! We discovered his book Far Away Friends last summer in a local bookstore, The Briar Patch, and it was a huge hit with my 6 year old (and me, too)!
Fast forward to the fall, when Russ Cox visited my school. During the day he met with students and showed them some art from his sketch book, and played a drawing game with them. In the evening, he came back to meet with parents at a Title 1 event. He drew pictures with students and did a read aloud of his new book...wearing a homemade space helmet made from a paper bag!
Here are some pictures of my son participating in Title 1 night with Russ...
The students came up with a list of things that their drawings had to include. Some of the things on the list that night were...
- bird 4. female 6. feathers
- eating 5. no clothes 7. worms
- flying
Russ drew this picture. My son drew the, "lady bow tie"...whatever that is!
Russ is also doing the illustrations for a great series called Puppy Pirates. It is a great series for lower grade readers and my 1st and 2nd grade students love it! This series would make a great addition to any elementary school library!
Russ is an amazing artist with great ideas for upcoming stories and he is one of the nicest people I have ever met. Check him out today!
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