I kicked things off on Friday at Wellesley Booksmith, where I watched Kristy Dempsey and Christopher Denise entertain a gaggle of preschoolers with stories and art. These two are a pair beyond compare (so to speak), and it was fun to see them interact with their readers. You should totally check out their new picture book:
ME WITH YOU
by Kristy Dempsey
Illustrated by Christopher Denise
Philomel, 2009
On Saturday I was supposed to hold my raffle drawing. But I forgot! When I finally remembered, my husband drew the name cloudscome from my bowl of entries. Please get in touch with me via email (lgb (at) loreeburns (dot) com, cloudscome, because you have won a brandy-new copy of this delightfulness:
THE BIRDS OF CENTRAL PARK
by Carl Vornberger
Harry Abrams, 2005
And on Sunday, my boys turned eleven. ELEVEN! Among their birthday gifts were books from Mom. For Sam, older by one minute and puzzler extraordinaire:
WHEN YOU REACH ME
by Rebecca Stead
Wendy Lamb, 2009
And for Ben, younger BUT BIGGER (as he explained over and again yesterday), and my military guy:
OPERATION YES
by Sara Lewis Holmes
Scholastic, 2009
In the books department, it was a lovely weekend!