My friend, Susan, and I went to four evening events tonight and they were all inspiring and unique. The first one was a birthday party for Stink. Did you know he is 10 years old? Meghan McDonald was there signing a couple of Stink books along side some beautiful cupcakes, chips, salsa, guacamol, soft prezels and ice cream! It was quite the party! Came with party hats and all.
Next up was the Penguin Book event with 4 illustrators. All I have to say is, “Wow.” If you haven’t already read, “Last Stop on Market Street” by Matt dela Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson, go and get it now. Judy Schachner has a new book out called, “Dewy Bob” about a cute raccoon. Wow! “Night Animals”by Gianna Marino is a gorgeous book about animals in the night who are afraid of the nocturnal. It is beautiful and uses black in a very extraordinary way.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the place when Loren Long spoke about how “Little Tree” came to be. This book tells the story of a little tree that has a hard time letting go. We can all relate to this either by thinking of sending our kids to kindergarten, driving for the first time, college or in my case, sleep away camp. You won’t be disappointed if yourself a copy when it comes out.
Susan and I headed up to the “We Need Diverse Books.” We had fun seeing friends and chatting with authors.
Finally, we went to see Ashley Bryant honored at a dessert party. He recited poems by Langston Hughes with a couple of them done responsively. It was beautiful and a great way to end the evening.
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