1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogAlexandria Abenshonhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/alexandria-abenshon/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cUCYIYF03Q"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/02/books-bright-and-early-at-pla2020/">Books, Bright and Early at #PLA2020</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2020/02/books-bright-and-early-at-pla2020/embed/#?secret=cUCYIYF03Q" width="600" height="338" title="“Books, Bright and Early at #PLA2020” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="cUCYIYF03Q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> In the early morning darkness I leapt out of bed, stumbling into my pre-arranged Lyft. It was 6:25 AM, and I was planning to attend the Children’s Author Breakfast. Admittedly, I thought about bailing and sleeping in, but I really love bacon and hoped (really hoped!) there might be some at breakfast. Oh, yeah, and some great authors would be there too. Before you get too concerned, there was bacon. And fingerling potatoes, asparagus, quiche, croissants, and many breakfast beverages. Like a true bacon enthusiast, I didn’t ‘gram before I slammed. I was too busy plowing through all 3 slices. The true highlight of the breakfast was, of course, the authors that joined us in those early morning hours. Minh Lê, Lisa Moore Ramée, Lin Oliver & Rebecca Stead each spent approximately 15 minutes talking about their forthcoming books, their process, and sharing a few laughs. Henry Winkler was originally...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/covers.jpg