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Waldo, Pinkalicious read to Lake Villa students

Posted November 10, 2014 12:01 am

By Steve Lundy

Thompson School Principal Sandra Keim-Bounds, left, and Lead Teacher Kathie Blasius are dressed as Waldo and Pinkalicious on Monday as they read "Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook" by Michael Garland to kids during their lunch period at the Lake Villa school. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

Students at Thompson School in Lake Villa had some special guests during their lunch period Monday.

Principal Sandra Keim-Bounds played Waldo of "Where's Waldo?" fame and Lead Teacher Kathie Blasius dressed as the title character of the "Pinkalicious" series as they read books for the entire school from a makeshift family room set.

Kids also were encouraged to dress up as their favorite book character for the special event.

"Our kids certainly had fun as they were greeted this morning by Pinkalicious and Where's Waldo," Keim-Bounds said.

The school is participating in the Book-It principal reading challenge. One elementary school principal will win 101 copies for their library of the ninth book in the Wimpy Kid series, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul," and receive an autographed copy by author Jeff Kinney.

To learn more about the Book-It program visit bookitprogram.com.

Thompson School students listen intently as Principal Sandra Keim-Bounds, dressed as Waldo, and Lead Teacher Kathie Blasius, dressed as Pinkalicious, read "Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook" by Michael Garland to kids during their lunch period Monday at the Lake Villa school. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

Thompson School students were entertained by Principal Sandra Keim-Bounds dressed as Waldo and Lead Teacher Kathie Blasius as Pinkalicious they read "Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook" by Michael Garland during their lunch period Monday at the Lake Villa school. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

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