I kicked off last week with a visit to Sun Valley School here in Marin. I was very impressed with the student questions. They had so many! I really enjoyed spending a morning with them in their beautiful school.
Then, I headed north to take part in the
Humboldt County Children's Author Festival. The festival began at the Morris Graves Museum of Art where participating illustrators' original work was (and still is) on display. Over the next two days, I visited three schools, all of which were fantastically prepared. There were banners! Buglette costumes! Vegan potluck lunches! But most of all, the students were engaged and inquisitive and EXCITED. I was in heaven. I also met a lovely array of authors and illustrators. The volunteers who put this event together deserve loads of praise; it is so valuable to all involved. I have included photos below, although I am sorely remiss about taking as many shots as I should (especially at school visits where I tend to be somewhat distracted until the projector, laptop, and remote are all behaving). Thankfully, there are LOTS of photos on the official
Facebook page.
And the festivities continue—in a week and a half, I will be in Las Vegas for the
Vegas Valley Book Festival.
In other news, I am looking forward to the release of three new books in 2014. I am also looking forward to starting a quarterly newsletter. More details about the books and the newsletter to come soon!
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| The art show at the Morris Graves Museum of Art |
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| My art |
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| An entire bulletin board of Buglette dreams! |
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| A character inspired by my presentation, drawn on the spot! |
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| More pigs, drawn during my visit. (I am fond of them all, but I especially like the guy with the belly button.) |
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| The Carson Mansion, after our banquet dinner |
