It can sometimes be difficult to get a child to be interested in reading and writing, but a New York Times best selling author tries to encourage area students to put down the remote and pick up a book or pencil and paper.
Fifth Grader Alaina Potts said, "I just like to write down whatever pops into my mind."
Fourth Grader Abby Olcott added, "My favorite thing is to write about imaginary creatures."
That's what Brandon Mull is trying to encourage in Peoria area schools, a love for reading and writing, and imagination.
The author said, "Having a strong imagination helps you have fun in life and helps you be more successful in whatever you chose to do."
Mull talks to the fourth and fifth grade students at Dunlap Grade School about putting down the remote or video games for a book because he says that's what kick starts the imagination.
"It's amazing how young kids start loving to use their creativity. It's something that sometimes we lose as we get older. We don't use it."
"I like to write a lot. You use your imagination to write. I think that's a good way for kids to use their imagination."
"Sometimes I'm at a restaurant eating. I'll just write a book about pizza when I get home about like crazy toppings."
"My latest book, the Candy Shop War, it's about four friends having to deal with magicians who come to their town and sell magical candy to kids and to create a lot of the details in the story, I went back to my fifth grade year."
Mull encourages the students to write down everything... so they have their creative notes for whatever comes their way.
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