I got to watch rain dance across the open fields on my way down to Salem last night for a book signing. I’d like to thank the Morningside Elmentary school for being such a great host. I had a ton of fun meeting creative kids and talking about ‘drawing’ stories.
I was also really excited to be talking to kids about Earthling! for the first time (Thanks to Chronicle Books for some early support for Earthling!) as well as signing favorite copies of The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, The Book That Eats People and So You Want To Catch Bigfoot.
Thank you to the staff and parents and students who came out to celebrate books, illustration and storytelling. I saw some wonderful student books in progress and was excited to see so many students creating original tales of monsters, aliens, penguins and lemons!
Thank you Mark! You are my favorite visiting author by far! I’m still amazed at how wonderfully patient you were to sign books for almost two hours; cheerful even down to the very last ones for my children.
Please thank your wife and children for letting us have you for a few hours. You really made a wonderful impression on dozens of children and their parents.
I wish you great luck in all of your future endeavors and contributions to the world of children’s literature!
I appreciate the feedback. I really enjoy the opportunity to get to an event and figure out what will work best. A little bit of talking, some Q&A, then projects and a signing. Perfect! It was also wonderful that the kids had the book project and could jump right in. I had a wonderful time and really was excited to see all the kids creating their own work. Too cool!