![]() ![]() ![]() Yet apparently, the fact that he is a published author is largely unknown among the townsfolk. In the interview, Edward said that, but for two “unofficial” (my term) exceptions, he never spoke in schools, as many children’s authors do today.Ī humble and happy man, he didn’t say this with any discernible hint of regret or longing, but I saw an opportunity just the same.īy pure, freakish chance, at the same time I had been tracking down Edward, I was also booking an author visit at Trumansburg Elementary in Trumansburg, NY…which, I would soon learn, happens to be the town in which Edward lives. Like the fabled Phoenix of his book, Edward (as author) has risen again, and it didn’t require a pyre or fire of any kind. I believe it is unprecedented in the known history of author visits at schools. ![]() Yet in terms of moving experiences, both turned out to be mere prologue to the Edward-related event that unfolded in Trumansburg, NY, on 12/2/11. Finding out that Edward Ormondroyd, author of the 1957 YA novel David and the Phoenix, was still with us (at age 86) was a highlight of my summer.Ĭontacting him and convincing him to let me interview him for my blog was as well. ![]()
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