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Over 40 children's authors and illustrators gathered
for the Rochester Children's Book Festival at MCC,
including Ammi-Joan Paquette
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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
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Andrea Page (on right), seen here with volunteer Wendy
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Barbara Dee
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Bruce Coville
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Carole Boston Weatherford
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Charles Smith, Jr.
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Dee Romito
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Elizabeth Falk
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Ellen Stoll Walsh
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Frank Cammuso
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Grace Lin and Marsha Hayles
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Herm and MJ Auch
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James Howe
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James Preller and Bruce Coville
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Jane Yolen, Heidi Stemple, Vivian Vande Velde
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Jeff Mack
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Jeff Minerd and Damon Piletz
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JN Courtney
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Joan Baier
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Joseph Bruchac
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Joy Keller and Jackie Yeager
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Judy Bradbury
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Keely Hutton
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Kevin Kurtz
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Laurie Calkhoven
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Linda Sue Park
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Matt McEligott
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Matt Phelan
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Michael Peres and Glenn McCarty
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Michelle Knudsen
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Mylisa Larsen
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Nikki Grimes
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Peg Thomas
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Robin Pulver
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Rose O'Keefe, Joanne Insull, Vivian Vande Velde
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Sally Valentine
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Susan Beckhorn
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T.R. Simon
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Vivian Vande Velde with Wendy Dunham
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Will Hubbell
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The day was a celebration of Jane Yolen's 365 + books!
Jane with award presented by Festival organizers
Barbara Underhill and Vicki Schultz
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There were costumed characters...
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There was face painting
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Book-related crafts
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Monroe County Library System's wheel
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And readings and presentations throughout the day.
Volunteer Lisa with T.R. Simon
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James Howe's presentation
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Joanne Insull reading
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Andrea Page presenting
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Jeff Mack's presentation...
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...including drawing
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Matt McElligott
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Frank Cammuso
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Ammi-Joan Paquette
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Keely Hutton
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Kevin Kurtz
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Joy Keller
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Sally Valentine
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Robin Pulver with an interactive reading, with help
from husband Don and a member of the audience--as well
as one of the many interpreters for the deaf
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Elizabeth Falk
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Susan Williams Beckhorn
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It was a busy but fun day
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Here are some of the volunteers who kept the day moving
smoothly--there were over 100!
Wendy with Barbara Underhill (Barbara is one of the co-
directors of the Festival)
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The other co-director, Vicki Schultz, with Donna
Farrell who designed the festival logo seen on
volunteers' shirts and also has her own book company
"Read Your Story," that incorporates a person's own
child into the pictures.
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volunteer Emily
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Arlene with Volunteer Coordinator Jim Chaize at
Volunter HQ
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Ronny
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Amy
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Fran
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Annie from LiftBridge Books, with volunteers Wendy and
Katie
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volunteers from Altrusa International of Rochester, who
were collecting gently-used books as part of their
literacy service.
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And here are some of the lovely people who stopped by
my table...
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librarian Teresa Grey of St. Kateri
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volunteer Laura
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Somebody was giving away kazoos!
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volunteer Cindy Zhe, librarian at St. Agnes in Avon
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with son-in-law Chris, and my daughter Beth, who took
many of the pictures of the day
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Joy Keller took time off from autographing her books to
visit
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