In last week’s post, I listed all the things we did with our friends from Northern Ireland while they were visiting. One thing I forgot to include: my visit to the Ela Area Public Library In Lake Zurich, IL. Well, actually I didn’t forget to include it – I left it off the […]
A wonderful thing happened after the presentation Hanni and I gave at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, yesterday. Actually, a lot of wonderful things have been happening since Hanni and I arrived in Little Rock on Wednesday. We’re here thanks to a grant put together by two powerhouse women: Bronwyn Palmer works […]
I’m heading to Geneva, IL today to do a presentation at a preschool, then speak at the Geneva Public Library. Geneva is about an hour west of Chicago – Hanni and I will take a commuter train there. My friend Jenny from The Bookstore in Glen Ellyn, IL will bring books to sell […]
The initial questions during our presentation at Walker’s Grove Elementary in Plainfield, IL yesterday were about how old Hanni is, what kind of dog she is, does she ever get a bath, that sort of thing. But then a third grade boy got up his courage to ask the one question he’d been […]
A fourth grader raised his hand Friday and asked,” What happens when you go to Wrigley Field?” We were at Emma Melzer Elementary School, doing the “q&a” part of our presentation. Meltzer School is in Morton Grove, a northern suburb of Chicago. Like most north-siders, the principal -and many of […]