Tucson Festival of Books Promotes Literacy for All Ages

March 17, 2015

The seventh annual Festival of Books in Tucson provided Arizona BookPALS Coordinator, Ellen Dean, lots of ideas to share with Arizona volunteers. Hearing from children’s authors at the Tucson Festival of Books was illuminating. Three children’s authors discussed what it is like to write a series of books, the challenges and rewards.

Drew with an adorable green crayon from his book "The Day the Crayons Quit".

  Drew with an adorable green crayon from his book “The Day the Crayons Quit”.

Doreen and AZ BookPALS Coordinator Ellen Dean pose for a selfie.

Doreen and AZ BookPALS Coordinator Ellen Dean pose for a selfie.

In attendance was Betty Birney, author of the “Humphrey the Hamster”; Ursula Vernon, author and illustrator of the “Dragonbreath”; Doreen Cronin, author of “Click, Clack,Moo, Cows that Type” and “Diary of a Worm” and Drew Daywalt, author of “The Day the Crayons Quit”.  Listen to some of them discuss the writing process.

Drew Daywalt Speaks

Betty Birney Speaks

Ursula Vernon Speaks