Story of my life
Hi-ho, readers one and all!
I am back in the States, apparently in one piece, and raring to go. In the coming weeks I’ll be gearing up for a bunch of Giant Dance Party appearances, and I will subject you to the announcements quite soon, I’m afraid.
A quick note or two about my recent jaunt to Spain. It was, as one might hope, shockingly beautiful and lots of fun. I saw old friends. Wrangled my almost two-year-old with the help of my husband, in-laws, and six-year-old niece. And then I proceeded to discover that I was flying out on the same day that the Barcelona International Children’s Book Fair called Mon Llibre 2013 was slated to begin. That’s right. I managed to fly across an ocean and miss a unique and one-of-a-kind children’s book fair experience by a day.
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That is all right. I’ll just have to make a point to pay more attention in the future. In any case, it’s great to be back! Happy Monday!
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About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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Hi Betsy,
Welcome back from Barcelona! I am in the midst of planning my trip to Spain for August and was wondering if you could pass along where you stayed when you were in Barcelona. I am having a hard time narrowing down where I want to be and was thinking since you were just there, you might have a tip or two.
Thank you,
marci
Email me, Marci, and I’ll give you all the info. Not even a problem!
Wooo Hooo! Welcome Back, get your Giant Dance Party on!