Author/Character Visits

2023-2024

We had visits from Elephant & Piggie and Aaron Reynolds this year! 

2022-2023

We had visits from Bruce the Bear and Stephen and Trisha Shaskan this year! 

2021-2022

Baptiste Paul & Mercy Watson

This year, we had visits from Baptiste Paul & Mercy Watson! We enjoyed their both of their visits during Reading Month in March! Each grade level got to hear Baptiste speak, and all classes 4K-2 got to meet Mercy Watson! 

Slideshow - 2019 Jessixa Bagley Visit

2019-2020

This year, we had visits from Jessixa Bagley and Frog and Toad! 

Jessixa visited us in November, and Frog and Toad came during Read Across America Week...right before we all left school because of the pandemic! 

2018-2019

This year, we had visits from Salina Yoon, Kwame Alexander and Fly Guy! 

Salina visited in September, Kwame visited in February, and Fly Guy visited during the 2019 Read Across America Week. What an amazing year of visits!


Slideshow - Miranda Paul Author Visit

2017-2018

The Westwood Author in Residence for 2018 was the amazing, Miranda Paul! Miranda spent a week with our students. 3rd-5th graders got to have a writing lesson with her, and K-2 students got to have storytime with her. The highlight of the week was when Isatou Ceesay, the lady featured in "One Plastic Bag," surprised the entire school during an assembly!

2017-2018

Tacky the Penguin visited Westwood Elementary during the 2018 Read Across America Week! Each 4K-2 class got to hear one of Tacky's books and have a meet and greet session with Tacky! What a silly penguin! 

Slideshow: Tacky the Penguin Visits Westwood
Slideshow: E&P Visit

2016-2017

During the 2017 Read Across America Week, our school had a visit from Elephant and Piggie! In the months leading up to their visit, they disappeared from the library and traveled the world! We had so much fun guessing where they were, and loved when they surprised us and came back for our all school assembly! We hope they visit again some day! 

2015-2016

Llama Llama came to visit Westwood Elementary in 2016. He read to all of the 4K-2 classes and had a meet and greet with the kids. The students loved that he wore his red pajamas for the occasion! 

Slideshow: 2016 Llama Llama Visit
Slideshow: 2015 Gordon Korman Visit

2015-2016

In 2015, we had a visit from Gordon Korman! The kids were thrilled!

2014-2015

During the 2015 Read Across America Week, we had a visit from Splat the Cat! All students heard a Splat the Cat book and got to meet him! We had a blast!

Slideshow: 2015 Splat the Cat Visit
Slideshow: 2014 Pete the Cat Visit

2013-2014

During the 2014 Read Across America Week, the Westwood Elementary students had a visit from Pete the Cat! All 4K-2 students got to hear the book "Pete the Cat and the Magic Sunglasses," meet Pete, and even got their own pair of magic sunglasses to keep!