Bonus #4: Mo Willems...

I must admit I was a little bummed that our Lexington bookstore gig was on the 23rd because Mo Willems was going to be at the wonderful independent children's bookstore the Blue Marble in northern KY that same day and I would miss going to see him.

However, we arrived at Joseph-Beth plenty early and lo and behold--there was Mo! He was 3 o'clock; we were 4 o'clock. I got a copy of the Caldecott Honor-winning Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus autographed for Murray (he loves it) and got a chance to chat with Mo, who is quite witty, doesn't autograph board books to keep them free of toxic ink, was a featured Hot Men of Children's Literature on the Fuse #8 Production blog, and will teach anyone with pen and paper how to draw his Pigeon.