A few months ago our librarian Mrs. Gatzke found out about Latinx KidLit Book Festival's School Visit Fund where a school can apply for a visit from a Latinx author or illustrator. Ridgecrest was chosen to have a virtual visit with Andrea Campos, an author of multiple books, as well as an illustrator. She presented the book Con Pollo, written by Jimmy Kimmel and Jennifer Lopez, and illustrated by Campos. The book is bilingual with both Spanish and English, which is perfect for our diverse students at Ridgecrest. Ms. Cannon's Kindergarten class was chosen to have the virtual visit with Ms. Campos. They were super excited and really loved the book! She showed the photos of herself in Kindergarten, read the book, explained her process for choosing what Pollo would look like, and answered lots of questions. It was a great visit and we would love to have her in person one day. Thank you Latinx Kidlit Book Festival and donors for choosing us!!
