On Wednesday, January 14th – the First Program library was happy to host the author Peter Ackerman for the second grade. The visit was organized by Joanna Hepworth (H 23) as the second grade prepares their study of New York city architecture and history.
Students were delighted to hear the story of The Lonely Phonebooth, a picture book about the last (and very beloved) phone booth in New York City on the Upper West Side. They also listened to The Lonely Typewriter, a story about an old and forgotten typewriter that saves the day when the computer stops working.
Ackerman also asked their opinion about suggestions for future subject in the Lonely series, and our second graders were happy to oblige with suggestions like The Lonely Camera and The Lonely Old Television.
Before his visit ended, he thrilled the students by reading an excerpt from his next story idea: The Lonely Record Player.
