We had a great meeting on
March 31, enhanced by a delicious spread of delectable food! We pretty much all
agreed that The Great Gilly Hopkins definitely stood up over time,
having been published in 1978, and we further agreed that Katherine Paterson is
a genius and a brilliant storyteller and character creator. We had various
opinions on the picture book, Big Red Lollipop. We pretty much all
loved the illustrations, and had varying opinions on the story. Some thought it
was terrific, others - not so much.
We also had a 'commercial'
for the California Campaign for Strong School Libraries, complete with the
modeling of gorgeous T-shirts designed by our own Caroline Arnold. To support
this campaign, feel free to check out www.cafepress.com/csla where you
can order neat items (t-shirts, note cards, mugs, posters, stickers, etc.) with
designs by many well-known illustrators of children's books (Brian Selznick,
Caroline Arnold, Aliki, Joe Cepeda, Marla Frazee, et al) to support the
California Campaign for Strong School Libraries. These illustrators have created
and donated their designs for this campaign. The message:
"Strong school libraries build strong students and lifelong
learners."
