Author Visits

Now THIS is the way to welcome authors into your school for an author visit! School librarians in Humble, Texas, YOU ROCK!


Authors running the gauntlet that I recognize include: Phil Bildner, Susan Stevens Crummel, Matt Holm, and H.J. Ralles.



Phil Bildner arrives.

Babymouse: The Musical

Oh joy, coming soon -- BABYMOUSE: THE MUSICAL

Curtain up, light the lights! Will the irresistible, irrepressible Babymouse win the lead in the school musical, or will Felicia Furrypaws steal the show?

Now, when will we QUILTERS be able to buy Babymouse Fabric? Hmm?
Hello? Paging Andover Fabrics!
Please make them an offer they can't refuse. I need some Babymouse PINK in my fabric stash.

Babymouse 2009 Holiday Video!

So much FUN!

Read a book, read a book, read a book!

Babymouse: Lucha Libre

TLA session: Babymouse!: Using Graphic Novels in the Younger Grades

Matt Holm gave a talk on using graphic novels with emerging readers. He reviewed the history of "comic" books and cartoons.

It doesn't matter what age you are, it is just fun to watch someone draw. Matt asked for volunteers to give him ideas for different Babymouse roles.


Here is Babymouse Lucha Libre





















The finishing touch: a pink heart!

Tell an Author You Care Day

I am a day late on this one but what a fantastic idea Emily at whimsy had.

In honor of Tell an Author You Care Day, Book Moot bows to:

Rockstar Rick Riordan -- He really is a rock star. Young men, who I worried would NEVER read for pleasure, have discovered what it is all about thanks to him. Reading the first chapter of The Lightning Thief has also provided me with some of my most meaningful and happy experiences as a librarian.

I also have to thank Gail Gauthier for Happy Kid and the most hilarious reading-aloud my daughter has ever entertained me with while I was driving a car. Also her heroine, Thérèse, from The Hero of Ticonderoga is a character I would like to hug.

Jack Gantos will always have my heart for getting this family through a very emotional time. I wish he still wrote an update to his website. Even once a year, he always made me laugh.

Jennifer Holm and Matt Holm are so gracious to kidlitosperians and have created the most imaginative young mouse in the world. I may have mentioned that I named my IPod, Babymouse?

Audrey Couloumbis has completely won me over with her books about two sisters on the run in the wild west. I find myself asking friends and relations and strangers in dentist office waiting rooms, have you read The Misadventures of Maude March yet?

Thank you, all!