Hello all. With apologies, today’s post is for the benefit of a small subset of you. Namely, those of of you who might be attending the Williams College reunion that begins two weeks from tomorrow.

Robbi and I will be there. Alden, Kato, and August will be there. Even Tilly will be there.

In addition to catching up with old friends and basking in the quiet glory of the stunning Berkshire Mountains, we will be giving a children’s book reading and book making workshop for reunion attendees at 1:00 Saturday afternoon (in Goodrich Hall).

We will be using the occasion to debut the first book in the Bobbledy Books series, The Girl With Frogs in Her Ears, the touching tale of a small girl and a big ogre, who transcend cultural difference, temporary deafness, and onion-smelling breath in forging a lasting friendship.

After the reading, we’ll break the kids into two groups (little and less little) and will show them how to make books. The little guys will make saddle-stitch books and the slightly bigger ones will make wire-bound mix-and-match books (like Build Your Own President, but with slightly less cynicism).

If any of you readers are attending reunion, enjoy ogres, and are not opposed to the prospect of improving the lives of children, we’re looking for a few extra sets of hands for the workshop. We’ll need folks to help bind the books, keep the peace, and offer the emotional support young authors and artists need as they launch into career-defining work. If you’re interested, drop me a line.