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"What If..." Sparks Creativity and Imagination with CA Scully

May 07,2026




近日，上海宋庆龄学校迎来了一位特别的客人——来自美国的儿童文学作家、教师及演讲者CA Scully。他不仅在中国生活和工作了十多年，深受中国文化与语言的启发，更创作了包括《麦奇历险记》系列和《彩虹贝壳》在内的十余本儿童读物。当孩子们得知他能用流利的中文交流时，无不惊叹不已。


SCLS recently welcomed U.S.-born author, teacher, and speaker, CA Scully, for a fun and engaging visit. Mr. Scully has lived and worked in China for over ten years and is inspired by its culture and language. He has written more than a dozen children’s books, including the Amazing Mind of Mikey series and The Rainbow Shell. Students were especially amazed that he can speak and communicate very well in Chinese.


创意混搭故事

“Smoosh Stories”


天马行空与奇思妙想

Scully先生鼓励一二年级的孩子们把两本书中的点子“混搭”在一起，创作出独一无二的“混搭故事”。孩子们脑洞大开，Zootopia和 Pokémon结合起来，变成了“Zookémon”；Eggy Party和Minecraft结合起来，变成了“Eggy Minecraft”...一个个天马行空的新故事就这样诞生了。


整个现场充满了欢笑声、惊叹声和热烈的讨论声。孩子们不是在被动听讲，而是真正成为了故事的主人。看着他们眼睛里闪烁的光芒，我们再次确信：每个孩子心里，都藏着一个等待被“如果”点亮的创意宇宙。


Mr. Scully led two sessions for different age groups. Students in Grades 1–2 enjoyed creating “smoosh stories” by mixing ideas from two books he shared. They came up with creative titles and used “What if…” questions to imagine new story ideas. It was exciting to see their creativity grow.



经典改编工坊

Changing Classic Tales


当经典童话遇上“如果”

3-5年级的孩子们迎来了一场更具挑战的创意盛宴。在Scully先生的带领下，他们不仅要“混搭”故事，更要把经典童话“玩”出新花样！


以《灰姑娘》为例，在Scully先生的“如果……会怎样？”的提问下，孩子们开始大胆重塑：如果灰姑娘的舞会变成一场滑板比赛，会怎样？如果王子是个害羞的女孩，会怎样？如果魔法在12点消失后，水晶鞋变成了一只拖鞋，会怎样？


不仅如此，他们还重新设定了人物性格、故事背景，甚至改写结局。这不仅仅是改编一个故事，更是孩子们用自己的想象力告诉世界：经典，也可以焕然新生。


Students in Grades 3–5 also created smoosh stories and took it further by changing classic tales like Cinderella. Using “What if…” ideas, they suggested new characters, settings, and endings. The theatre was full of energy as students shared their ideas.





双语互动：错读中文的“小插曲”

Oops! A Bilingual Moment

Scully先生为孩子们朗读了《彩虹贝壳》，当书中出现汉字时，他故意调皮地读错发音，孩子们立刻兴奋地纠正他，现场笑声不断。这种轻松活泼的互动，不仅让学生们乐在其中，也充分展现了我们孩子们自信、自如的双语转换能力——他们能在中英文之间灵活切换，共同深化对故事和意义的理解。


整个活动过程中，我们再次确信：每个孩子内心都住着一位小创作者。他们的创造力可以通过多种方式表达——英语、中文、其他语言、文字、图画、故事，以及无边的想象。


The visit ended with Mr. Scully reading The Rainbow Shell. Students followed along and joined in when Chinese characters appeared. Mr. Scully playfully read them incorrectly, and students quickly corrected him, making it a fun and interactive experience. Having a bilingual author share the story also highlighted our students’ natural ability to translanguage with confidence and ease, moving between languages to deepen meaning and understanding together.


Throughout the sessions, students showed that creativity lives within every child and can be expressed in many ways—through English, Chinese, other languages, words, pictures, storytelling, and imagination.



小记者，大问题

Small Voices, Big Ideas

提问环节一开启，孩子们像打开了话匣子，现场气氛热烈而有序：“写作卡壳了怎么办？”“您小时候的作文写得好吗？”“怎么才能让自己的故事出版？”Scully先生耐心地一一作答，并分享了几条实用建议：随身带个小本子记录灵感、多读不同类型的书、写完大声读给自己听。他特别强调：“不要害怕写出‘奇怪’的故事，因为每一个伟大的故事，最初都可能只是一个没人敢想的‘如果’。每个人都有自己的声音、自己的想法，不要害怕和别人不一样。大胆去写，大胆去想象，这个世界上最需要的就是你独一无二的故事。


Students also asked questions about writing and becoming authors. Mr. Scully shared helpful tips and encouraged them to believe in their ideas.

“如果”，万千世界

What if,  Endless Worlds

这是一次精彩而难忘的访问。Scully先生用他的故事和笑声，让孩子们真切地感受到：创意就在每个人心中，只等一个“如果”来唤醒。


我们由衷期待未来有更多这样的机会，邀请更多热爱孩子、热爱故事的作家来到校园，继续点燃孩子们心中对阅读与写作的热爱。因为每一次翻页，都可能是一次冒险；每一次落笔，都可能是一个全新世界的开始。


愿每一个孩子，都能在故事里找到自己，也用故事去拥抱世界。


It was a wonderful visit, and we look forward to more opportunities to inspire a love of reading and writing in our students.





宋庆龄学校图书馆致力于为师生提供各种资料和资源。我们的目标是保持一个多样化和全面性的馆藏，代表不同的文化和故事，这些故事不仅是一面镜子，也是了解不同观点、思想和文化背景的窗口。我们希望能够不断提供一个空间，让学生不仅能发现自己，还能从其他人的经历中获得启发。


SCLS Libraries’ mission have always been to provide a wide variety of materials and resources to our community. We aim to maintain a diverse and comprehensive collection that represents various points of views, stories that serve not just as mirrors but also windows to diverse range of opinions, thoughts, and cultural backgrounds. Our work does not end on Library Week, we hope to continuously provide a space where our students discover, not just themselves, but also be inspired by other people’s experiences.




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Written by PS Library

Reviewed by Susan Gotthelf


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