Chris Grabenstein, a New York Time best-selling author, demonstrates his improv skills by making up a story on the spot during his talk to students at Live Oak Middle Oak School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Children's author Chris Grabenstein teaches students that an author's most important job in the first sentence is to hook the reader during his talk to students at Live Oak Middle Oak School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Chris Grabenstein, a New York Times best-selling author, writes a sentence down on a board to start an improv story to fifth graders at Live Oak Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Live Oak Middle School students listen to children's author Chris Grabenstein tell an improv story he made up on the spot based on student input during a visit to Live Oak Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
A Live Oak middle school student dressed as Harry Potter raises his hand to ask a question to children's author Chris Grabenstein during an assembly at Live Oak Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Live Oak Middle students raise their hands to ask Chris Grabenstein questions during his presentation at Live Oak Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
A Live Oak sixth-grader selects a card from a deck of story ideas during a presentation by Chris Grabenstein, a children's author, at Live Oak Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 27
A Live Oak sixth-grader shows off how to "strut" during a presentation by children's author, Chris Grabenstein, at Live Oak Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Live Oak Middle students listen to Chris Grabenstein's talk on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Chris Grabenstein explains his path to becoming a New York Times best-selling author included a lot of rejections before he got his first book published during a presentation to students at Live Oak Middle Oak School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Chris Grabenstein encourages students to never give up on their dreams during his talk to students at Live Oak Middle Oak School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
A teacher, dressed a Mary Poppins, reminds students to pay attention during Chris Grabenstein's talk to students at Live Oak Middle Oak School on Thursday, Sept. 27.
