Fri. Sept. 26th. I went to the Hendrick Hudson Library in Montrose to read some of my books. It was great fun. Elizabeth, the Librarian picked me up from the train and took me to the library. She was very nice and liked my books a lot. The library is beautiful. It looks almost new. And it feels airy and is full of light. I read Velma Gratch to a group of kids and they offered suggestions for other Velma Gratch books. I liked the suggestion for Velma and the Planets. One girl asked what the difference between moths and butterflies were and I had no idea! But we all thought it would make a great Velma book – Velma finds out the difference between Butterflies and moths. Then after I signed a bunch of books. The library had all my books which made me feel really great! They said that Velma and Pecorino was very popular.
Then I read two chapters of “100 days and 99 nights” to the older kids. One of the librarians, Anne, like the book so much she had read it twice! I thought was amazing and was really touching. She is one of my biggest fans. I am doing another reading at a library she works at in Irvington on Nov. 11th. I am really looking forward to that.
