scbwi books and authors

i bought a lot of books at the scbwi
conference. it was tax free and 10%
off if you paid in cash. so how could
i resist? i also drove up to the conference,
so could pile as many books in my car
as i'd like. here are the books i bought
and more author and new friends fotos!

me, jill c and steph.

the debut by sara lewis holmes,
a fellow RSB femme. we all have
some incredible stories to publication,
and hers is one of my favorites. she
was inspired after reading dear genius
by leonard marcus,
a book about ursula nordstrom, who
headed childrens books at harper for
over three decades. sara's debut novel,
letters from rapunzel, was the first to

win the ursula nordstrom fiction prize.
i know that sara took the time to thank
marcus at the conference because she
found his book so inspiring! amazing!
i'm reading dear genius right now and
really enjoying it. i should read sara's book
right after! 8)

another debut from a RSB femme,
debbie freedman. the colors and charm,
whimsy of scribble definitely caught my
eye. i searched the room for her to autograph
the book but never found her. i was so
excited when she joined our group for drinks
at rock sugar and she did sign my copy.
thanks, debbie!

adam rex (who has an awesome name, no?
and is super cute with clark kent glasses
to boot....) gave a very funny speech at
the conference. his line was always ridiculously
long so i was sneaky and had amber / jacqui
ask to sign munchkin's steamboat book, which
he illustrated. i'm looking forward to reading
his debut novel, which is middle grade humorous
science fiction.

the view from my table at the golden
kite luncheon. i thought the chicken was quite
good (considering they had to make about
1000), but i didn't like the cheesecake really.
only because i dislike cheesecake in general!

i was lucky enough to sit with lisa yee
and mark teague--but too shy to say hi
or introduce myself. but i did chat quite
a lot with chris eldin, who sat next to me.
i'm so glad we bumped into each other
before the luncheon! she sort of jumped
in front of me like magic! =D

i sat in on an illustrating panel with mark
teague and bought three of his dino books.
two for munchkin and a third as a gift for
an upcoming baby shower. mark was really
nice and made a dino doodle in every book.

lisa yee signed my millicent min book
for sweet pea (tho i bought it to read
for myself, haha!). i think it's so exciting to
have middle grade books featuring asian
american kiddies. i simply didn't grow up
with that. (and as far as i know, there's still
no asian barbie on the toy shelves is there?
other than special edition kinds?)

she was so nice and just as cute in person.
peep wasn't shy and agreed to a foto.
she recognized me from online and i felt
silly for not introducing myself at lunch.

yuyi morales won the golden kite award
this year for her picture book, little night.
it's so gorgeously done and i love the story.
sweet pea enjoys it, too. there is a spanish
version as well.

i sat in on her very crowded session and
she shared all the tips she had for doing
her art. she seems very gracious and kind.
loved yuyi!

virginia suggested i introduce myself
to sid fleischman, who is a fellow
greenwillowite. he signed the whipping
boy for munchkin and i got a foto
with him, too!

and here's a final foto of part of the RSB
femmes. i miss you guys! [L to R] jacqui,
amber, elise and me!

i always sing some
of that awesome cure
song when elise comes
to mind. =D