The Reading Post

My favorite "Adult Author Moment" at the Texas Book Festival: Meeting Scott Simon, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday.

Scott Simon is the author of several books, the latest of which is the recently-published Windy City; A Novel of Politics.  He was a featured author at the Texas Book Festival this year, and his program and book signing was a very popular element of the Festival.

Probably the best part of meeting Scott Simon was to watch his interaction with his two small daughters as they tried to wrap their young minds around seein

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I just returned from the Texas Book Festival, the Texas homage to books, authors and literacy held annually in Austin on the grounds of the State Capitol.

My favorite "Young Adult Author Moment" was meeting Rick Riordan. Mr. Riordan is a wonderful author of both adult and young adult fiction. He is also extremely engaging, very approachable, and great fun to talk with. As his roots are in San Antonio, many of his books have an authentic south Texas flavor and all are very readable.

His latest young adult novels, the Percy Jackson series are all available at the Victoria Public Library.

Above is a picture of Rick Riordan taken at the Texas Book Festival.

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918.

Now known as Veterans' Day, Armistice Day began as the celebration of "the war to end all wars" in 1918.

One of the most famous of all poems, and one written during The World War is titled, "In Flanders Fields" by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D.

It is well worth another read.

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm

I'm just back from attending the Texas Book Festival last weekend.

My favorite "children's author moment" was meeting both Laurent de Brunhoff, author of the more recent Babar books, as well as "Babar" himself. Actually, as a Texas Book Festival Volunteer, I had the oppportunity to assist "Babar" as the popular elephant of the Babar books appeared with Mr. Brunhoff at a program and book signing. Laurent de Brunhoff is the son of Jean de Brunhoff, the original creator of the Babar series of books.  Laurent de Brunhoff chose to continue authorship of Babar books after World War II, and continues the legacy established in 1931 with the publication of the first Babar book.

Attached is a picture of Laurent de Brunhoff, and Babar, taken at the Texas Book Festival.

More TBF blog posts will follow. . .