>I’m gonna see the folks I dig, I’ll even . . .
>. . . oops, don’t want to have to make like Sylvester and use my magic pebble to hide from the boys in blue. But I am going to California next week and will be giving two presentations to which you...
View Article>Old home week
>Didn’t kiss no pigs but did have a glorious drive down (up? up and down?) Sunset Blvd. from the Getty Museum to the heart of Hollywood. (Unfortunately, the only stars we saw were of the...
View Article>My whereabouts
>Off to San Francisco to talk about ebooks with the children’s librarians, have dinner with Nina Lindsay, catch up with college friends, and see the kids. Miles is getting Miles to Go (Candlewick)...
View ArticleWhere I saw the folks I dig
I don't know what my question was but I like John Rocco's answer Back from ALA (and vacation) and it’s already becoming a blur. In Anaheim, I spent the weekend at the booth five-questioning twelve...
View ArticleCalifornia Core
Contemplating the Common Core State Standards, California-style I had a great time at the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California Spring Workshop last Saturday in South Pasadena. Kristin...
View ArticlePutting it together
After ALA, we had a couple of days to visit with our kids and grandchildren up in sunny Marin. One afternoon, Miles (just turned six) and I were walking back from the playground when a friendly...
View ArticleI’m going to see the folks I dig
Be still my heart I am off next week for California; visiting children and grandchildren; seeing friends including Mina, Eugene, and Andy; and attending the tennis tournament at Indian Wells, tickets...
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