Peter, Paul and Peppy

After Pennsylvania my Peep and I went to the SCBWI - LA Illustrator's Day . . .



SCBWI stands for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators -- the largest children's book organization in the universe. We (I say we because I'm on the board along with these amazing authors/illustrators) have over 20,000 members.



It was held at the beautiful Clairbourn School. I love that place have have spoken there a few times including the time we saw (or didn't see) Pseudonymous Bosch . . .



Another time when we spoke there, we had lunch with Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin. She knew my books and asked if she could join us!


(Marlee has the best complexion of anyone I've ever met.)

I've also keynoted there for SCBWI - LA Writer's Day. My editor Cheryl Klein spoke at that event, too. Here are Cheryl and I with my other editor, Arthur Levine. And here are Arthur and Cheryl having an typical editorial meeting . . .



Then there was the time we spoke to the PTA . . .



However, on this day, the day we started with before we got all nostalgic, the illustrators ruled! Here's Mark Fearing's back, and then his front . . .



The full day included portfolio reviews, agent and illustrator insights and more . . .



Peepy was so helpful. She critiqued portfolios and even sold books . . .



She worked very hard, and was pleased when her dear friend, Lee Wind, offered her some lovely refreshments . . .



We were so excited to hear author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds speak. Last year-ish we visited his store, The Blue Bunny . . .



Peepy's dear friend, famous world traveler, Priscilla, lives there. So if you stop by, be sure to say "hello" to her!



Fun Fact: Peter also illustrates Megan McDonald's JUDY MOODY books! And Megan and I wrote for American Girl together! (She wrote the Julie books, and I wrote Ivy Ling's book.) Here's Megan . . .



Look! It's Ivy on Oprah's show!



Oops! Back to Los Angeles and Illustrator's Day. Here's Peter and his identical twin, Paul . . .



Or, wait. Maybe this is Paul, who's the CEO of FableVision, and Peter, who's founder/CEO . . .



When it came time for him, meaning Peter, not Paul, to draw, Peepy was his inspiration . . .



Then again, isn't she everyone's inspiration?



HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!!!


(I actually bought this for someone one year.)

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Oh, look! These books make lovely holiday gifts . . .





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A Peep in Pennsylvania, The Oldest Farmers Market, and a Room with a View

After being home for a couple of weeks, it was time for my last book-ish trip of the year. Kurt Vonnegut came with me.



When we got to our room, we were greeted a bag o' goodies, and a lovely (chocolate) Amish quilt! But alas, Peepy was so exhausted, she headed straight to bed . . .



Where were we? And why were we?

We in Lancaster, PA, the heart of Amish country, for the PCTELA* Conference!


*Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts

After exploring backstage, we delivered the opening keynote address to a very enthusiastic room filled with smart, attractive and witty English and Language Arts teachers!



After, everyone wanted to talk to Peepy. Here she is with PCTELA Conference Chairs Jennie Brown and Marci Stover, and PCTELA Executive Director, Bob Dandoy . . .



Later, we had a chance to visit the Tourist Information Center . . .



We already had glorious afternoon plans, but first we visited the Lancaster Central Market., the country's oldest farmer's market . .



That was perfect because we were able to stock up of fresh fruit and chocolate and then spend the afternoon finishing up SEVEN DAYS DOWN, my first Young Adult novel since this one . . .



After, we capped off the evening with a rousing dinner with PCTELA committee members and speakers, including our pal Siobhan Vivian. Oh, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention that there was cheesecake . . .



The next day, we needed to hurry out before hurricane Sandy arrived! However, we weren't going to teave without first meeting Lisa Yee! Yes, that's right, it's ANOTHER Lisa Yee. There are actually four of us who are Facebook friends! (The Lisa Yees who are not this Lisa Yee, judged the Lisa Yee Caption Contest.)



And now, back to South Dakota!



Huh? Well, wait, that's because the South Dakota Humanities Council interviewed me about blogging! Read my true confessions HERE!

And one last thing, my website has been updated to include LOTS MORE famous authors and illustrators. How many of the 248 do you know? CLICK HERE to see them! Here are a few . . .



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Wheeeee . . . BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) is now out in paperback!


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