I’ve said it before and I will say it again — one of the very best things about being a writer is sharing your work with others and making new friends. Here are a few photos from my adventures with Fred the Bear this summer … we’ve already made lots of new friends! 
You know, there are some truly amazing librarians and library volunteers out there — and my visit to Clinton this morning proves it. Miss Shawn (holding BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! & Fred the Bear) wears many hats in her small library — including engineer — “All About the Storytime Train! Chugga Chugga Choo! Choo!” she 
calls and the kids line up and chug chug chug into the storytime room. After stories – she might have to rearrange the room for a teen group (as she did today) … and then back to checking book in and out — but she clearly loves her job. And I love librarians like her!
Here we see Lucy (below) — she came to the book launch in Janesville and couldn’t wait to read the book by herself — so she plopped right down and started reading. I feel that w
ay sometimes too!!
And where would a library be without volunteers? (pict. below) Here’s one of Clinton’s best volunteers — with Fred (of course!).
What fun we’ve had — and I can’t wait to meet more friends this summer as I visit IL, OH, and WI … BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!