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Our 25th Rochester Children's Book Festival, held on
a beautiful autumn day at our new location:
Rochester Institute of Technology with 46 authors
and illustrators.
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Kalynn Bayron somehow evaded both me and the
official photographer, but here is her picture from
the RCBF website
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Susan Williams Beckhorn
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Julie Berry
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Kathleen Blasi
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Judy Bradbury
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Susannah Buhrman-Deever
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Laurie Calkhoven
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Frank Camusso
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Alyssa Capucilli
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JN Courtney
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Bruce Coville
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Wendy Dunham
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Ronny Frishman
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James Howe
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Will Hubbell, seen here with Christine O'Riley and
volunteer Cassy
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Keely Hutton
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Yuko Jones
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Joy Keller
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Rashin Kheririyeh
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Michelle Knudsen
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Kevin Kurtz
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London Ladd
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Mylisa Larsen
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Jeff Mack
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Kekla Magoon
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Matt McElligott
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Kate Messner--OK, we got a picture of her, but just
from the side. So instead I stole this picture from
her website of her receiving--just days before
coming the the RCBF--the Empire State Award for
Excellence in Children's Literature!
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Rose O'Keefe
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Christine O'Riley
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Andrea Page
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Linda Sue Park
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James Preller
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Dr. Unseld Robinson
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Dee Romito, seen here with Jackie Yeager
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Alex Sanchez, seen where with volunteer Alex (no,
not planned that way!)
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Heidi Stemple
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Tui Sutherland
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Kyra Teis
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Raul the Third
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Peggy Thomas
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Sally Valentine
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Vivian Vande Velde
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Ellen Stoll Walsh
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Brian Yanish
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Jackie Yeager
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get-well card for Jane Yolen, who was very much
missed
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Leslie Youngblood
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Vicki Schultz, one of the two co-directors for the
festival
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Barbara Underhill, the other co-director
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Jim Chaize, volunteer coordinator
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Changing of the guard: Ronny Frishman and Jim Chaize
will take over the directing of next year's
festival, while this year's directors--Barbara
Underhill and Vicki Schultz--will be able to
concentrate on other activities. Maybe their own
writing!
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Some of the many Lift Bridge Books staff, who kept
the book sales line moving smoothly
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Lift Bridge's Annie, flanked by Ellen Stoll Walsh
and Kevin Kurtz
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Being interviewed by Halena, from Spectrum News
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All sorts of activities during the day, such as
presentations. This one by Dee Romito
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Vivian Vande Velde with audience participation
acting out of 8 Class Pets...
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Squirrel in the House...
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Squirrel in the Museum...
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and Squirrel on Stage. By the way, presenters had
lovely American Sign Language interpreters from RIT
helping us out.
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Frank Cammuso, Jeff Mack, and Matt McElligott
presentation of Its Alive!: Three Illustrators Draw
Monsters
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Mylisa Larsen reading
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James Howe reading
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Volunteers made sure there was always SOMEBODY
reading in Read to Me Corner
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face painting
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book-related craft activities
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A busy but fun day!
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Thank you to Altrusa, for your help.
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And the Monroe County Library System.
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And lots of sponsors
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Many thanks to my daughter and her husband who took
so many of these pictures
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