I spend the readings wondering how hard it could be, really, to write a children’s book. These women are generally in their mid-50s, with great glasses, admirably draped Eileen Fisher duds, and expensive sandals. I’ve been to my fair share of kids’-book events and long admired the women who have made careers out of stepping into the brain of a little kid and shepherding them through imagined worlds of joy and wonder. They were led by the beaming bookstore owner, who exhorted us to give them a warm welcome, and everything began to make sense. on a Thursday? Then the author and illustrator duo, Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson - both well-dressed 30-somethings, both conspicuously attractive - made their way through the crowd. The guests’ book, Leo: A Ghost Story, had been displayed prominently at bookstores all around the city - but still, 3 p.m. I’d been to a few of these, but never one so crowded. Usually one or more of the omnipresent Portland dads attend story time, but on this day of all days, the dads stayed home.įor this was no ordinary bookseller-hosted story time, attended by two or three kids : This was guest-author story time. A manic energy teemed through a crowd that seemed to be more women than squirmy children. When I got to my local children’s bookstore for story time last week, there were orange and white balloons hung up all around the porch. Photo: Patrick McMcullan, Peter Brown, Christian Robinson Oliver Jeffers, Peter Brown, and Christian Robinson.
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