Phil Brill, Valor’s Grandpa and author of a children’s book, The Red Bottle, was in town visiting his family. He offered to come to school and share his real life story that inspired him to write The Red Bottle. He shared the lovely story of his trip to the beach where he found sea glass. He talked about the process of turning this experience into a book. The students were intrigued with Phil’s illustrated story boards that became the pictures in his book. The students had to search for the hidden bottle in each picture! Students are now busy taking turns reading the four signed copies of The Red Bottle that Phil was generous enough to give to The New School.