I wrapped up my week last week with two really dynamite days — 
a Young Authors’ Conference at one school and a reading at another. 

During which the following facts were confirmed:
Kids are funny.
And brilliant.
Teachers are generous.
And patient.
Librarians are passionate.
And kind. 

All in all, that’s a pretty good bunch of folks to run with, don’t you think?

Highlights include, from the Young Author’s Day, the following kid-written lines:

"I could fit into a small square box."
"Today tastes like candy."
and "Anger is like a long, long line."

And from the reading?
Oh, mercy me.
Two girls came up to me afterwards — second graders, one of whom was missing her two front teeth — and asked if they could perform for a moment. And they stood there in the gymnasium, not 24 inches from me, and sang the entire text of All the World, a cappella. It was beautiful. 

And then we had a three day weekend.
Really.
Does it get any better?

Namaste…