Today we’re trying out a new author for an ASK program on her book When Donkeys Fly. We have a variety of 1st-3rd grade classes from Macomb and Berrien areas participating. Ginger Hodge lives in South Carolina, and we found a site for her to videoconference from at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Here’s a sample of the questions from today. In each session, the classes often ran out of questions. Ginger was good at short concise interesting answers.

• Have you ever done any of the things that the girl in the book wanted to do?
• Where did you get the idea for the book?
• How long did it take to write the book?
• How old is the dog on the cover?
• What is your favorite page in the story & why?
• Why did you put a donkey on every page?
• What do you like about being an author?
• We love your book. What made you want to become an author?
• What should we do when someone tells us, “when donkeys fly”?
• Do you have a special writing place?

At the end of the program, Ginger surprised the kids by singing a song for them based on the book. The kids loved it! We’ll definitely be scheduling more of these sessions!