Welcome to my new website! After cobbling together a blog for a while now, I’ve given myself a fresh look that’s bright, clean, and easy. For my first news post, I’m offering the link to my Newbery speech (the official version), as well as photos from the entire celebration, which can only be described as a huge, life-affirming love fest.
I hope you’ll enjoy the new site and that you’ll share it with friends. If you haven’t already, please sign up for the news alerts so you’ll know what’s been happening or what’s coming up. You can sign up on the News tab or on the pop up menu.
Many thank to Karen Lewis at Simply Amusing, who designed this site while waiting for her first grandchild to be born. Thanks also to my valiant assistant, Kerri Poore, and to the copyediting goddesses at Candlewick for helping me get this beautiful new site together quickly.
The view from my hotel window.
Books were in the air. Here are sample hotel keys for one of my favorite series by Shannon Hale!
Candlewick had champagne and flowers sent to my room.
Noche de Cuentos on Friday night. Thank you, Reforma! With Madeline Peña, renowned Cuban storyteller Elvia Pérez Nápoles and the fabulous Yuyi Morales
Librarians can't help themselves with this kind of humor.
With my editor Kate on Day one's signing.
Look! Rescue, from the pix book, Rescue and Jessica.
The committee: Front, l - r: Abby Morales, Emily Mroczek, Robbin Ellis Friedman, Sondy Eklund; Gregory Lum, Pam Archer Harris, Lailitha Nataraj Marry Dubbs, Eric Gomez, Ellen Riordan (chair), me, Stephanie Malosh Rivera, Dr. Tyrell Young, Sue Rokos, Alma Ramos McDermott
With Stephanie Malosh Rivera after our wonderful Newbery committee dinner
Here we all are in (unplanned, I swear) shades of blue: Scott, Sandra, Cristina, me, Alex, Lauren, and Javier.
A selfie with the young-uns... my own, plus their loved ones. L-R: Sandra, Scott Barlow, me, Cristina, Alex, and Lauren Marrero
We were looking pretty bright and happy.
Robbin, Laili, me, and Mary saw each other in the lobby.
The whole Newberry 2019 committee, winners, and honorees
In the green room: Front, l - r: Grace Lin, me, Sophie Blackall, and Juana Martinez Neal. Back: Veera Hiranandani, Chris Myers, Catherine Gilbert Murdoch, Oge Mora, ad Brian Lies
The jumbo screens are a little scary.
The actual medal along with Sophie's beautiful program.
After the receiving line (11:45 pm) we were finally ready to go back to the hotel
Recording an upcoming episode of The Yarn
A sweet present from friend and author/illustrator CeCe Bell!
The person who makes every one of my books better
Saying bye to Kate after ALA
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