In the Fall, I received a letter in the mail from the Alhambra Educational Foundation. They invited me to participate in their biannual Authors Festival on February 11th in L.A. county. Over fifty authors, illustrators, and storytellers are participating in the event this year. Before we share at the schools, a special breakfast is being held at the Alhambra Civic Library for everyone to connect. Hopefully this time will allow me to get to know some others in this line of work. I have been assigned to a specific school and will be sharing my book with all of the first and and second graders there. When I talked on the phone with the school representative, she seemed very excited to be getting two for the price of one, with me being the author and illustrator. Kids can ask or say the funniest things when given an open forum, so I am trying to prepare myself as best as I can. I think I will also bring the original copy of my book, so that they can see what it looked like before it went to press. I always enjoy spending time with the little ones because what is said or done could influence them for years to come. Perhaps I could even be the one to inspire the next Eric Carle!
