Fall for the Book Open House, Charles Beatley Central Library, Alexandria, VA, @ 11am
It was another glorious visit to Charles Beatley, where the crowd is always enthusiastic and fun! Congratulations also to the two folks who won the raffle. If you have photos to share with me on my website, please contact me and send them my way! If you attended an event and would like to sign up to have this post delivered right to your e-mail, use the "Contact" page to send me your info!

Multicultural Festival and Book Fair, Lake Anne Community Center, Reston, VA, @ 2pm
A jewel of an event buried in the heart of Northern Virginia, this amazing festival hosted me to read and speak about Centipede Dragon, and then inspire the kids with crafts rooted in multicultural traditions (except the Centipede Dragon bookmark craft, of course. To learn more about these crafts, head to my Crafts page). And, if you attended an event and would like to sign up to have this post delivered right to your e-mail, use the "Contact" page to send me your info!

Hi all, and sorry for the radio silence followed by this "skimpy" post! I was on vacation last week, and this week am preparing for a double duty presentation day this coming Saturday, September 24.
At the end of the morning presentation in Alexandria, I will raffle off TWO Centipede Dragon books.
In the afternoon presentation in Reston, arts and crafts will be going on after the presentation: paper lantern-making, crayon-water color batik drawing, and make your own Centipede Dragon bookmarks are in the offering.
At BOTH presentations, I will do a short but (hopefully) tantalizing preview of BOOK 2: Centipede Dragon versus the Rascally ReptilLion!
I hope to see you in Alexandria or Reston!