Hello,
This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the SCBWI Western Washington Regional Conference. It was two full days of meeting fellow authors, agents, and editors.
I will highlight some of the authors and their books that I'm sure you will enjoy reading for yourself or for the kids in your world.
On Saturday we had the pleasure of being entertained by the keynote speaker, Adam Rex. He is the author of THE DIRTY COWBOY, FRANKENSTEIN MAKES A SANDWICH, a New York Times bestseller, THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY and his newest book, FRANKENSTEIN TAKES THE CAKE.
On Sunday, Jon Scieszka, the first National Ambassador of Young People's Literature, gave the keynote address to close the weekend. He is also the founder of GUYS READ, a literacy initiative for boys. A few of his titles are, THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, THE STINKY CHEESE MAN, the TIME WARP TRIO series, and the TRUCKTOWN series, just to name a few.
Other authors and or illustrators who attended the conference were Justina Chen Headley, Sundee Frazier, Ellen Hopkins, Nina Laden, and Grace Lin, just to name a few. I highly recommend their books!
Until next week,
Happy Reading,
Kathleen
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