A place where readers, writers and
illustrators come together to talk about stories. We're always inspired
at this event, and if you love books, it does not disappoint. Here's part two of our day...
Pierre Collet-Derby, illustrator for Goodnight Selfie, was very nice, and it was cool to see photos of his studio. It's amazing how fast he's able to produce such vivid illustrations!
After the star of this story gets her brother’s hand-me-down
camera-phone and a quick lesson in the "selfie," there is no stopping
her! Anything can be turned into a selfie, and a host of adventures and misadventures caught on camera... read more!
Tommy Greenwald's presentation was interesting, and it was fun to learn about how his sons were the inspiration for his books. All three of them are awesome kids, but just weren't into reading, and so he wrote something he though they'd like. Voila! Charlie Joe Jackson was born as a character- a combination of Tommy's three sons, Charlie, Joe, and Jackson. Pretty neat!
Charlie Joe Jackson may be the most reluctant reader ever born. And so
far, he's managed to get through life without ever reading an entire
book from cover to cover. But now that he's in middle school, avoiding
reading isn't as easy as it used to be... read more!
Pamela Zagarenski was a lovely person to chat with. Her book, The Whisper, is beautiful, and the illustrations are simply magical!
Step inside the pages of a little girl's magical book as she discovers
the profound and inspiring notion that we each bring something different
to the same story... read more!
That's it for this year! We're looking forward to the next book fair.
Happy reading!
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