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Sandburg graduate, author and illustrator returns

Ashley Pickens tells students about publishing process

Sandburg High School graduate Ashley Pickens, author and illustrator of a new children’s book, Waddle with Scuttle or Swim with Kim, returned to campus to meet with students in the Literacy Lab.

Pickens, a 2012 graduate, read her book and answered questions about the writing, illustrating and publishing process. She shared that a class assignment while at Sandburg was the inspiration for what eventually became her book.

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