Author Jennifer Somervell joined Takapau School children and teacher Dawn Meredith.
Everyone has stories to tell of events in their life, and as author Jennifer Somervell has discovered, the farm is often a rich trove of anecdotes and adventures.
She recently completed an author's tour of Hawke's Bay schools, including Flemington School and Takapau School, which she attended as a child,
growing up on the family farm at Otawhao.
Her rural childhood memories have sparked a series of children's books, Tales from the Farm, and during her school visits she shared the story of The New Old Truck with the fascinated students.
"It was really fun and nostalgic to go back to my old school and the area where writing started for me, so close to where our stories are set," Ms Somervell said.
The New Old Truck is the tale of the 1921 Republic truck that Ms Somervell's grandfather, Gordon Somervell, bought in 1938 for use on the farm, and the story has been recognised with an international Purple Dragonfly first place award.
