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I started to tell you about my day at the Hudson Children’s Book Festival… but it was such a busy day, I only got to tell you about the history books!  There were also lots of books about animals, so I was hoping to find one about a groundhog…

In the exhibitor’s room, I got to meet the Very Hungry Catepillar! He was greeting people at the table for the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. They warned me not to get too close, since he was very hungry, but he was very friendly too!

I also ran into another old favorite, Clifford the Big Red Dog!

I met Nancy Furstinger, who wrote Maggie’s Second Chance, which is about a group of 4th graders who create an animal shelter to save a dog.

Next to Nancy were Bruce and Jeanette Hopkins. They have three great books, but my favorite was The Ladybug Waltz. Bruce and Jeanette happen to be our educator, Ashley’s aunt and uncle, so I got VIP treatment at their table! How do you like my ladybug hat?

Next, I got to meet Willow Bascom, who wrote The Paisley Pig. Still no groundhogs though…

I got to meet the author of the Bad Kitty books, Nick Bruel…

…and later I ran into Bad Kitty himself! I thought he was pretty nice, but I’m glad I didn’t have to give him a bath! Maybe Bad Kitty doesn’t mind groundhogs as much as dogs and babies?

Jerry and Katie Davis showed me their book Little Chicken’s Big Day. It was a very sweet story, but still no groundhogs…

Iza Trapani told me about her story The Bear Went Over the Mountain- it is a extension of the classic song, and you get to find out more about what the bear really found on the other side of the mountain!

Here I am with Doreen Cronin and her daughter. Doreen wrote a silly book about cows, called Clack Clack Moo, Cows that Type!

I met Kara LaReau, and she read me her book Mr. Prickles: A Quill Fated Love Story. It is a book about a porcupine (which I have been mistaken for!) looking for love… but still no groundhog.

So I didn’t find any authors this year who wrote about groundhogs (although I hear that last year, Susanna Leonard Hill was there with her book Punxsutawney Phyllis). Hudson Talbott, who I included in my post yesterday, mentioned that he had an idea in his head for a groundhog story… so maybe next year!

Last weekend, I attended the Hudson Children’s Book Festival with CCHS’ educators. Have you ever been to the book festival? It is a wonderful place! There is a whole school gym filled with people who write great books for children. I got to meet lots of authors, and even some of my favorite characters from books.

Of course, I had to check out the history books. Here I am with Richard Copley, who showed me 3D images from his book The Civil War: A History in3D. CCHS is working on a new exhibition on the Civil War in honor of the 150th anniversary, so I was definitely interested in this book. Mr. Copley took stereoscope views (Stereoscope views are special cards that have two slightly different images. When you view them through a special stereoscope viewer, they appear in 3D. They were very popular in the 19th century as a type of entertainment.) of the civil war, and converted them so you can view them with regular 3D glasses- neat!

I also met Anita Sanchez, who wrote Mr. Lincoln’s Chair. It is also related to the Civil War, and the story of the Shakers.

Here I am with Lesa Cline-Ransome. She has written many wonderful books on history, includingQuilt Counting, Words Set me Free,and biographies on Helen Keller, Pele, and many others! Her husband, James Ransome, illustrates her books, and also books by other authors.

Hudson Talbott read to me from his bookRiver of Dreams.It is all about the history of the Hudson River.

That was just a part of my day at the book festival… check back for part 2!