GRAFTON – Throughout the week of Feb. 25, Millbury Street Elementary School hosted Grafton-based author-illustrator Maddie Frost.
Frost met with every class in the school’s library, introducing the students to illustration. The eager students drew fish, sloths and even capybaras.
“It’s been a great experience. I moved to Grafton a few years ago with my husband, and I’ve been meaning to come here and share the local love. It’s been great. I’m happy to be able to share what I do with the kids in the school. Hopefully the kids feel inspired,” she told the Community Advocate.
At Millbury Street Elementary School, Frost gave live illustration demonstrations. Students followed along on paper, drawing a variety of different animals and figures.
“I used to be an elementary art teacher for a long time, so I just know when students are able to draw, it’s just the best time ever… I think it’s so fun to be able to draw together,” she said.
An award-winning author, Frost has published over nine illustrated books, including “Not Yet, Yeti” and “Capybara Is Friends with Everyone.” Frost also has a series of popular “Wombats!” graphic novels, which follow two wombat “besties” through a series of adventures.
The South Grafton PTO purchased 357 copies of “Wombats! Go to Wizard’s Wharf” for fourth- through sixth-grade students and 233 copies of “Capybara Is Friends with Everyone” for second- and third-grade students. Each of the students brought home a signed copy.
“It’s really meaningful. I think that’s the end goal – getting my work in the hands of as many kids as possible, even more so kids in my own town. It’s been a great opportunity and the town has been so welcoming and wonderful,” Frost said.
