Done!

I'm tired!

that's me!

Day 2 started at 8:00AM till 10:00PM

And  Sunday was the last day stared around 8:30 ended around 3:00PM.

I have no idea how the people who plans this keeps up with all of it
a very

BIG THANK YOU!

for all the planing and hard work.

Also a nice surprise was when this man walked unto the stage.

 He was not the only speaker to inspire me to keep going but his own childhood story he shared felt closer to my own.

Also I was and I am not sure why (yet!) moved by

author and illustrator

 John Rocco  

It was not so much what he said but I guess how he said it, plus he seemed to really enjoy talking to all of us. It made me buy his book

   

"BLACKOUT"

 just won the

"Caldecott Honor"

  It will not be hard to stay focused for the next year do to this little gem I will see every day

   

This is Sophie Blackall illustration; she also spoke to us at the conference.
the illustration is displayed in the subway cars and I ride the NYC subways so something to smile at.
(Beautiful!)

  

me last day very tired