More good news! I will be a featured author at the Orange County Children's Book Festival, to be held on Sunday, Sept. 30 at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. It should be a fun event, with authors, exhibitors and storytellers from 9:00 to 4:30.  I will be selling and signing books between 1:00 and 4:30 pm, so please stop by the Author's Corner, Booth # 98, adjacent to the Storyteller's Stage to purchase a book, or just to chat. For more information on the festival, you can visit www.KidsBookFestival.com.

I have received two correct answers to my trivia question from EGGS OVER EVIE. And the accompanying recipes look yummy!  I will not reveal the answer, since I can take more responses, and more recipes (which will appear in my sequel, NEW YEAR'S EVIE. Again, here are the two trivia questions: What is Mrs. Hamilton's first name, and what cookie ingredient is Corey allergic to? Good luck!

I think that it is time for another trivia question from EGGS OVER EVIE! If you email the answer to pieauthor@aol.com, you just might win a free copy of one of my books, plus you will have the opportunity to have your own original recipe published in the sequel, entitled NEW YEAR'S EVIE. Okay...are you ready? Here is the new trivia question for all of you readers out there:  Corey is allergic to one of the ingredients in Evie's homemade cookies. What is it? Good luck!

Just got back from the SCBWI conference in Los Angeles. It was awesome! I met lots of authors, editors and agents while becoming inspired!!!  More great news: EGGS OVER EVIE is now featured on my publisher's facebook page. Just search for "Christy Ottaviano Books" , and you will find all sorts of information about Christy's imprint and all of the exciting new books which are on the horizon at Henry Holt and Company. My newest book, WHEN THE WIND BLEW, is also a "Christy Ottaviano Book" and will be in libraries and book stores in about six months!