Books For Children Part 2, Pam Munoz Ryan

After lunch and several award presentations, Pam Munoz Ryan took the stage. She shared her journey to the dreamer with story and photographs. She moved through the experiences that first made her a reader and then a writer. We were treated to a reading of Toney Boloney, a book inspired by her son, and her most recent book, The Dreamer which is quite powerful.

One of the things that I love about hearing an author read their work aloud is the opportunity to hear the pausing and intonation exactly as it was meant to be. The anecdotes and explanations were just icing on the cake.

Two favorite quotes:

"As artists and writers we write and draw without knowing whose lives we touch."

"My reasons for writing are inextricably woven around my reasons for reading."

-Lynne



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