{"id":4988,"date":"2019-04-11T19:02:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T00:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2019-05-16T18:26:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:26:33","slug":"reading-with-the-wranglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=4988","title":{"rendered":"Reading with the Wranglers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I returned to Richmond, TX to visit the Wranglers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\">Williams Elementary<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2066_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4992\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2066_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2066_Fotor-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I performed three shows, met all the Wranglers, and even signed a few library books. Don&#8217;t worry, they were books I&#8217;d written&#8212;that would be weird just signing random library books. I wouldn&#8217;t be invited back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"457\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2073_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4993\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2073_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2073_Fotor-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cool library mural, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2117_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4994\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2117_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2117_Fotor-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I got a special treat when I got to meet Mrs. Durham. She&#8217;s a 2nd Grade ELA teacher who had me sign the first chapter book she had ever read&#8212;the novelization of my Wishbone movie! Very cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"534\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2120_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4995\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2120_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2120_Fotor-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mrs. Smith for having me out. Thanks to Mrs. Lucky for inviting me (sorry I didn&#8217;t get to meet you; get well soon). Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/leafgrants.org\">Lamar Educational Awards Foundation<\/a> for making my visit possible. Thanks to Carmen for the paper flower. Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/what-a-hat.com\/index.html\">What-a-Hat<\/a> in Tennessee for the cool, new <a href=\"http:\/\/carlossantanahats.com\">Santana<\/a> straw. And the biggest thanks of all goes to all the William Wranglers! I hope you enjoy my books and I&#8217;ll keep an eye out for you further down the trail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"395\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2125_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4996\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2125_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_2125_Fotor-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> Once I returned home, I received a thoughtful thank-you card from Mrs. Smith and all the wonderful Williams students. Very cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcisd.org\/campuses\/williams\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2962_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5073\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2962_Fotor.jpg 500w, http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2962_Fotor-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2960_Fotor.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_2960_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5074\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I returned to Richmond, TX to visit the Wranglers at Williams Elementary! I performed three shows, met all the Wranglers, and even signed a few library books. Don&#8217;t worry, they were books I&#8217;d written&#8212;that would be weird just signing random library books. I wouldn&#8217;t be invited back! Cool library mural, right? 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