By happy coincidence (or perhaps calculated intention), the KidLitCon hotel is literally across the street for the Seattle Public Library. So naturally I had to check out their children’s room.
It’s big and sunny, and this is the first thing I saw:
What a brilliant theme for a book display! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Frederick and Beowulf on the same shelf before (could Frederick take Grendel? Discuss). There were a bunch more books I couldn’t fit into the picture, including Sarah, Plain and Tall. I wonder if they ever get problems with graffiti—I was awfully tempted to fill in the white space with INIGO MONTOYA. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE.
Moving on…mostly I walked around gawking at all the stuffed literary characters lounging on bookshelves. Here’s Madeline, looking lazier and floppier than her normal ink-and-paper self:
You can’t tell from the picture, but she’s engaged in a fierce staring contest with this sheep two bookshelves away:
And somewhere behind Madeline prowls the Wild Thing.
More on KidLitCon coming soon, but first, out next update will be our 100th blog post, and we have something special planned…
It was good to meet you at KidLitCon, Lisa! I appreciate it that you’re a “science journalist by day and kidlit blogger by night.” After reading your profile, I wondered if you’ve read Life as We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer, and what you thought of it. –Farida
It was great to meet you too! Life as We Knew It sounds amazing…thanks for the recommendation!