The pre-K/K and first/second grade students at Botelle Elementary enjoyed a visit with local author and collage artist Sara Beth Videtto, on Thursday, March 21. All students in those classes received a softcover copy of her book, “Turtle’s First Winter: A Read and Find Storybook,” as part of a giveaway contest on Videtto’s Facebook author page, Turtle’s Fan Club, which asked groups to post a picture, video or comment about why they should win the author visit. The pre-K/K teacher, Terry “Mrs. M” Moscaritolo, responded to the giveaway about how nicely the book layers educational value into the text, along with Videtto’s amazing photo collages. Mrs. M won the contest after her comment received the most likes. Videtto, a former K-3 teacher who grew up in Colebrook and now lives in Southbury, Conn.

Photo by Kelly Kandra Hughes.