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Eeeeee! I just met Patricia Polacco! She was at the local library today! For those of you whose childhoods didn't include her books (and who I'm very sorry for!), she's the author and illustrater of many lovely and touching picture books, like Rechenka's Eggs, Chicken Sunday, The Keeping Quilt, Mrs. Katz and Tush and many others. I first learned about pysanky eggs in her books! I still get a tear in my eye when I read Chicken Sunday! She actually showed us the real Keeping Quilt! She couldn't read until she was 14, and now she makes her living as a writer. How amazing is that? There is so much negative stuff out there teaching children all kinds of hateful things these days, and it's so great that she makes books for children that teach them tolerance, to celebrate family in all it's forms, to understand different backgrounds and celebrate what's special instead of to divide because of differences. And she signed a couple of my books! And gave me some publishing advice! All in all, a very good day!