Today is a momentous day in the world of kidlit. Our National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jon Rhymes-With-Fresca, receives his medal as part of the National Book Festival, er, festivities.
And, I’m (sort of) busily packing away for tomorrow’s 2nd Annual Kidlitosphere Conference in Portland–yay! I’ll do my best to represent for FW and RR, and for the Cybils. I can’t wait to meet some of my online blogging friends in person for the first time (and see a few of you again!), and I look forward to some great discussions about blogging, writing, and books. I promise a full report (or at least an informative overview) after I get back. It may not materialize until Monday, though…I also have art appreciation essays waiting for me to grade when I return. D’oh. Hopefully nobody will refer to the “fifteenth chaple” this time.