Margy Burns Knight and Anne Sibley O'Brien, author and illustrator came to Winthrop Middle School to work with each grade level. The mural is based on the Talking Walls books. We were fortunate enough to have 12 original illustrations from the book. Mrs. Criss, the principal, went into each class and asked a question based on the original illustrations from Talking Walls. Students then researched the questions. When Anne and Margy came to work with the students they helped each class complete poetry based on their research. Anne worked on the spot to show how she gets ideas and how important accurate research is to quality work. As Anne was drawing, Margy helped the students create either an ode or cinquain based on their research and ideas for illustrations. What a magical moment for these kids!