This morning and next Monday mark my last two Sock is a Pocket storytimes.
(Today I’ll be at Austin’s Faulk Central Library at 11 a.m. and Monday I’ll be at the Spicewood branch at 2 p.m.)

I will always love Sock; it was my first book and I have read to hundreds of children these past five years, and sung with them, and laughed with them and been inspired.

That book has taken me on a quite a ride.

But now All the World is coming out and it’s time to give it the floor.
I’m working hard on creating a new school presentation that’ll roll-out this year.

In the meantime, I also wanted to announce to Austinites that I’m participating in a very cool literacy program called The Big Read. Austin Community College is the local sponsor and the book is Sun, Stone and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories. This is a book for adults to explore but, lucky us, Catherine Cowen turned one of the stories by Octavio Paz into a children’s book!

I’ll be reading My Life with the Wave, illustrated by Mark Buehner, at four different libraries in September and October. It’s a trippy little story about a boy who brings a wave home from the beach and the trouble that ensues. I’m delighted to be on board for this event and can’t wait to explore this book with kids!
See below for dates, times and locations:
 
Thursday, September 17
Yarborough Branch Library, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 19
Faulk Central Library, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, September 21
St. John Branch Library, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, October 5
Spicewood Branch Library, 3:30 p.m.

See you there!