Literacy Leaders/Reading Partners event
I had a fun time Wednesday night at the Literacy Leaders and Reading Partners event I posted about here. The program portion of the event was held at the State Theater in Eau Claire, followed by a book signing at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Library which is just across the street from the theater. The program included a readers theater presentation by middle school and university students who are part of the Reading Partners program, storytelling by Rob Reid, a bit of juggling and a visit from the Cat in the Hat! Following the program there were cookies and punch aplenty, plus a chance to admire student artwork and view the beautiful quilt panels made from more than 100 autographed and illustrated fabric squares provided by the students' favorite children's authors and illustrators:
The quilt was displayed in three panels which will eventually be sewn together. See that little square in the upper left corner on the big panel? That's mine! :)
Here's a close-up of a small section of one panel:
Luv that pigeon! :)
So, the program and the cookies and the mingling were great, but soon it was time to head over to the library for the book signing with John Coy, Marsha Qualey, Rob Reid and me. Reading Partners had purchased copies of our books so that every child attending the event could exchange a gold coin they had received during the program for an autographed book. It was really fun to get "paid" in gold coins! :) Maybe I'm a pirate at heart.
John Coy, Marsha Qualey, me, and the invisible Rob Reid
The librarians had rounded up books from all the authors who had contributed autographs for the quilt! Yowza! Quite an impressive display!
Makes you want to read a book, doesn't it? :)
The quilt was displayed in three panels which will eventually be sewn together. See that little square in the upper left corner on the big panel? That's mine! :)
Here's a close-up of a small section of one panel:
Luv that pigeon! :)
So, the program and the cookies and the mingling were great, but soon it was time to head over to the library for the book signing with John Coy, Marsha Qualey, Rob Reid and me. Reading Partners had purchased copies of our books so that every child attending the event could exchange a gold coin they had received during the program for an autographed book. It was really fun to get "paid" in gold coins! :) Maybe I'm a pirate at heart.
John Coy, Marsha Qualey, me, and the invisible Rob Reid
The librarians had rounded up books from all the authors who had contributed autographs for the quilt! Yowza! Quite an impressive display!
Makes you want to read a book, doesn't it? :)
