These birds reminded me of Zeno. |
Last Saturday, the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden had a big party in the Cherry Esplanade. They invited
musicians, circus performers, stilt walkers, pumpkin carvers, and a group of
word-wizards also known as children’s book writers.
The writers were each given a
table, a chair––and a pumpkin.
There was a special place where we read from our books.
But what I really love about
these festivals is that I meet so many more kids than can fit
inside a classroom or a bookstore. Talking with readers is always fun. (It's even more
entertaining when they're super heroes, woodland creatures, Ninja girls and kitty
cats.) They passed by my
table and looked at my book. They read the jacket flap. They admired
the cover. Amazingly, their adult companions all wanted to buy their kids a book. After they did, from a temporary bookstore, the kids came back to ask, somewhat
shyly, Would you sign?
WOULD I
SIGN? Of course! The
kids patiently spelled their names.
They probably wondered why I wrote so slowly, but I’m always a bit nervous
that I’ll misspell a name and ruin someone’s book. Then I signed mine with the date. Unfortunately there’s never enough time
for me to write everything that I wish I could to these young readers. So I thought I
would put that message here.
Dear Reader,
Thank you for joining my characters in this journey. I hope they take you someplace you never thought you’d go. I hope you find them to be good company. I hope they brought the kinds of snacks you like! And thank you for being a reader of books – any books, not just mine. Because readers are wonderful people.
Thank you for joining my characters in this journey. I hope they take you someplace you never thought you’d go. I hope you find them to be good company. I hope they brought the kinds of snacks you like! And thank you for being a reader of books – any books, not just mine. Because readers are wonderful people.
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