Pop Up Exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

We got to see the Moveable Book Exhibit on display at the Smithsonian. Here are a few of the highlights.
Be sure to check out their blog: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn

ALA Conference 2010

I was luck enough to attend this year's ALA Conference! We had a great time and met some wonderful authors and illustrators.


We had some time for a little sightseeing and we got to see the Library of Congress.













Here I am getting Jerry Pinkney's autograph! Winner of this year's Caldecott Medal











At the exhibits: The Cat in the Hat















At the exhibits: A cake made by Chef Duff and the Ace of Cakes crew!











Mo Willems and my arm! I got his autograph too!

Mirror, Mirror: a book of reversible verse by Marilyn Singer

Singer, Marilyn, and Josée Masse. Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. New York, N.Y.: Dutton Children's Books, 2010.

I was lucky enough to have my copy of this fabulous picture book of verses signed by Marilyn Singer at the 2010 ALA Conference. This book took an amazing amount of talent. Each poem is reversed to show a whole new meaning to the words. The illustrations also work wonderfully with the text. It is amazing how two totally different pictures are painted just by reversing the order of the verses included. This is a must read of 2010!