Being a girl…or a boy

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 in Art, Book Fair

Yesterday at the Baltimore Book Festival, Derrick Barnes shared his series, Ruby and the Booker Boys and an excerpt from his YA novel, We Could Be Brothers. I met Derrick a few times at the African American Book Festival in Philly but had never heard him speak or read his work aloud. He shared his […]

Ed Young & Book Festivals

Posted on Sep 30, 2012 in Art, Book Fair

It has been a wonderful month of book festivals here on the east coast. This weekend Baltimore is hosting it’s annual book festival in Monument Circle. Instead of class last week, we met yesterday and will meet again today at the children’s tent to hear presentations by some of our favorite illustrators. Yesterday I met […]

Baltimore Book Fair

Posted on Sep 23, 2009 in Art, Book Fair, Books, Fieldwork, Signings, Uncategorized

Hey Baltimore! Come out this Sunday to see yours truly and Zetta Elliott at the 14th annual Baltimore Book Festival. We will be presenting BIRD, Sunday, September 27th at 1:00PM. Look for us at the Children’s Bookstore Stage. Now, to find that top hat and cane….