Guest speakers were:
Meg Cabot
Check out "Meg's Rules" #1 Never pass up a bathroom without going in (because you never know when you'll have another chance to go) #2 Treat other people the way you would want to be treated #3 Never give up
Steven Kellogg who drew this picture in about 27 seconds while talking.
Sharon Draper
And Peter Yarrow who invited a crowd of us on the stage to sing Puff the Magic Dragon with him. Among the writers up there were Trina Sotira, Adam Selzer, Alice McGintey (well she was just off to the side, but part of the group) and me. (Apologies to all I missed.)
If that wouldn't be enough, there were about 50 Illinois authors and illustrators who rotated from table to table (each table got to visit with four of them). My table was visited by
Kevin Luthardt
Andrea Beaty
Robert Burleigh
Laura Crawford (center with Trina on right and me on left)
(Stop by Trina's blog for a fantastic summary of the day.)
3 comments:
Great pictures, Jim! Sounds like a blast!
Thanks for stopping by Tricia!
It was a blast. I even forgot to mention winning two ARCs as a door prize:
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (March 2009)
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow (June 2009)
You had one of the best seats in the house! Thanks for inviting me over to your table just in time for the sing-along. I'm so glad we lived in the moment and stormed the stage.
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