Back from Calgary Road Trip
I'm just back from a road trip to Calgary. I spoke to Calgary Catholic School librarians in the morning and then students from Sunnyside Community School in the afternoon. The whole day wrapped up with a book signing at Monkeyshines. The morning session was wonderful. I was humbled when I learned that the host of the event had bought a copy of each of my books for every librarian at the event. Wow. That was very cool.
The kids at Sunnyside were also an awesome audience. The grade three students were playing telephone just before I started, and I'm thinking of working this bit into my next book.
The end of the day was a real treat. I spent time in a bookstore devoted to kids books. Sue, the owner of Monkeyshines, was incredibly supportive. She had a wall filled with autographs from visiting authors. I had a blast, and I bought a bunch of picture books on Sue's recommendation.
For any visitors to Calgary, I do have a recommendation of my own... visit Globalfish if you like sushi. My wife and I paid a visit and had some great sushi rolls. Okay, now off to bed. In the morning, I'm going to have to hit the gym and work off all the sushi I ate.