>Watch the, uh, hands; they tell the story

by Roger Sutton
Mar 24, 2006 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
>ALA's Public Library Association is convening this week in Boston, and last night I had the pleasure of attending a dinner for Jarrett Krosoczka and Jon Scieszka (where were the pierogies?). A good time was had by all as we enjoyed each other's company and Jon's stories--particularly hilarious was an anecdote he shared from an autograph session yesterday morning, where a sixty-ish woman, while having Jon sign her book, told him about the time back in her nudist colony when her nudist husband entertained the folks with his rendition of Jon's True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf. In sign language.
Roger Sutton
Roger Sutton

Editor Emeritus Roger Sutton was editor in chief of The Horn Book, Inc., from 1996-2021. He was previously editor of The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and a children's and young adult librarian. He received his MA in library science from the University of Chicago in 1982 and a BA from Pitzer College in 1978.

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jjk

>hey roger! it was a pleasure to meet you! until next time! and remember to vote in the 2006 "ZKA" awards...

Posted : Mar 27, 2006 08:24

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