One student from Riviera Independent School District got the opportunity to illustrate a children's book.
John Brubaker is the author of Roody Kangaroo Moves Forward. However, Riviera ISD student Piper Colston is the artist that brought the book to life.
"It hasn't hit yet. I mean, I don't know how old I have to be until it will," Colston said.
Brubaker said that despite the book's colorful imagery, its content holds a much more serious meaning.
"It's about the power of mindset and the fact that we cant do anything about the past, we can only improve the future," Brubaker said.
Throughout the process, Colston's teacher Rhonda Yaklin said that seeing how far her student has come was its own reward.
"Just to see her succeed and do all that she did. Because I got to watch her as she went through some of the process, and it was a struggle, but she did it," Yaklin said.
Brubaker will be speaking at several other Coastal Bend schools throughout the week.
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