You're bringing WHO?

I know, it should be whom.

Whom it is, is KUZO.   I got home from Washington and Baltimore Sunday evening. On Monday my brother and his wife arrived for a visit, from Virginia. When we talked about this visit a while back, they asked if they could bring their pet and I said sure.  We like pets, in this house. Alfie likes other peoples' pets as playmates.

Here is Alfie, getting to know Kuzo..

Yes, Kuzo talks. When they take him off to bed (he sleeps on his stand in the guest bathroom, with the door closed, he says night-night and I love you, and now, on short acquaintance, he says Alfie.

The National Book Festival was fun, despite bad weather. Hundreds of people stood in line, in the rain, for hours, to get books signed, and it made me feel as if the future of literature and books is in good shape.

Here's a photo at the Baltimore/Washington Airport, where my flight was delayed for 3 hours because of weather.  During the wait I read two books by authors with whom I had just spent the weekend:  The Associate, by John Grisham; and Manhunt, by James Swanson.

And here is my brother Jon, introducing parrot to dog, and vice versa.

Comments

[Kim]

I LOVE the "Alfie, getting to know Kuzo" picture. Thanks for sharing.

[Jess]

Alfie is an adorable dog! Kuzo is a cute name for a bird too!

[Ojimenez]

I got a message from the LC about the National Book Festival, I wish I'd been there to get a book signed. I listened to your interview on my computer while making breakfast and nearly burned the flap jacks! The poor fellow who conducted the interview did not seem very well prepared. I don't think he was very familiar with the subject he was asked to interview. You certainly saved the interview by taking charge of it with your answers. I felt badly for the interviewer. Perhaps he should have prepared himself better by reading your bio on your website and familiarizing himself with your work.

Cheers!

[Lara Ivey]

I, too, was in D.C. for the book festival and felt the same way. Not only was I impressed with the number of people, I had renewed hope with the number of children who wanted to connect with authors...wanted to connect with the stories that were now their stories.

After hearing you talk about Crow Call, I was moved to go out and get it. To say that I was not disappointed would be an understatement. I read it late last night and couldn't sleep for the poetic lines that continued to ramble through my head and the illustrations that spoke your words. I kept playing through my head about the one line that led you to write this story.

It may be time to revisit my "one line" collected thoughts.

Thank you for sharing your heartfelt story that is truly a story for all!

Lara Ivey
lara@growupwithbooks.com

[Susana]

I love Alfie's haircut it looks great on a Tibetan Terrier. I think Kuzo is gorgeous... I wish I had a parrot or a dog.